The Santa Cruz Boardwalk

We're getting a late start on the blogging. The wired internet connection was pretty spotty, so we decided to see if any wireless internet connections were available. (We didn't think to try this until this morning, though.) Hooray, wireless!

We picked up the rental car this morning, and made our way to Herbivore for one last meal in San Francisco. Shel had the tempeh bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich with house potatoes; Jason had the dessert crepe with grilled fruit and maple syrup tofu whip. The whip seemed much more like a sauce or a cream than a whip, but it was tasty nonetheless. We split a vanilla milkshake, too.

After breakfast, we made our way over to Highway 1. None of the four or five different maps that we had really helped us very much. We ended up figuring it out on our own, after a rough start.

Once on Highway 1, we had a smooth ride. Highway 1 runs really close to the ocean sometimes. Really close. It can be a little scary at times, but the scenery is worth it.

We eventually hit Santa Cruz, and made a stop by the boardwalk. The boardwalk in Santa Cruz has many more cool rides than the boardwalk in Ocean City. It has an avalanche-type ride, a couple of roller coasters, a ride called 'FireBall' which is very hard to describe but very fun to watch, a few haunted-house style rides, a ride that simulates flying like Superman, a climbing wall, any number of arcades...lots of fun stuff. We only had time for the skyride, which takes you from one end of the boardwalk to the other end, about 3 or 4 blocks away. The boardwalk also has games, rides, and shops on either side of the actual boardwalk, instead of just on one side like Ocean City.

Next up: the Mystery Spot.