Morgan Hill, CA
We were finally almost at the end of a 10 day run of workamping here.
I've been wanting to spend a day with my son, Adam, but his days off are limited.
Today was one of his few days off (he works two jobs!),
so we switched with another couple so that we could spend the day with him.
I know one of his favorite places to spend time is downtown Santa Cruz.
It's not far for either of us to drive to,
so we made plans to meet him and his girlfriend, Candee, there today.
We drove over route 17, which is a nice winding highway through the mountains.
We decided to park at the boardwalk parking lot, as it is free this time of year,
and has plenty of open spots for our truck.
While waiting for them to get there from farther south,
George and I walked around the boardwalk.
This is the off-season, and being the middle of the week,
none of the rides were open.
It was raining a bit, so not like we were going
to go on them anyway :-)
The boardwalk had its 100th anniversary in 2007.
It is one of the most colorful I've ever seen..
and it brought back memories of coming up
and spending the day when I was in high school.
The beach was empty today..
Finally, Adam & Candee showed up. We all decided since the rain had
stopped, that we would walk downtown from the boardwalk parking lot.
It isn't too far a walk, and it was nice to get the exercise.
We promised them lunch, and they recommended this little place
called Kianti's Pizza & Pasta Bar
The food there was fabulous, and we were lucky enough to
be the only ones in there, as they were prepping for an employee party.
I had Kianti's Gourmet Pasta..
It was so nice to spend time with them!
We walked around downtown a bit.
Santa Cruz has a very colorful downtown as well..
There was a suggestion to go to this great place..
a chocolate bar :-)
Chocolate for lunch and dinner...well...I'll be!
George had a warm, dark chocolate cupcake..
..and I opted for a coconut cheesecake,
with white chocolate and chocolate ganache..
Good thing we had to walk back to the truck
after eating all that..
It was a perfect day!
Nice day with the kids. I think I gained five pounds just looking at that chocolate cupcake. YUM-MY!!
ReplyDeleteTime with family is always special:o))
ReplyDeleteCoconut cheesecske with white chocolate sounds fabulous. My mouth is watering while I type it. Glad the folks were willing to switch so you could go.
ReplyDeleteBoth of those desserts looked quite delish!! Glad you were able to get the day off and spend some time with your son and his girlfriend. Sounds like it was an awesome day!
ReplyDeleteSounds so nice! After a month I must admit that I am starting to miss my Scott!
ReplyDeleteGourmet pasta.....sigh.... :-)
ReplyDeleteNice day! Do hope the weather is starting to cooperate more on the left side of the country.
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful day in sunny (?) Southern CA. ;c) Nothing better than spending time with your son, it reinforces the idea that fulltiming was the right choice.
ReplyDeleteNow about those chocolate pictures, do you have any ideas how to get the streaks off my computer screen where I licked it?
No way we could have eaten there! I would weight a ton...I struggle to keep my weight down as it is.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to spend time with family.:)
ReplyDeleteWhat are your workamper duties? (I might be interested in workamping when we fulltime.)
Hey, how come all these posts are making me hungry!?!?!
ReplyDeleteI love artichokes. Mmmm. My favorite is when I can get baby artichokes at a farmers' market, cut them into quarters and fry them in olive oil. Delicious.