We took a quick weekend trip to Santa Cruz. It was so much fun! It was perfect weather, perfect accommodations and most importantly the perfect people! Our first stop was to take in the views before heading to lunch. Dieter didn't want anything but to be close to the water.
His shoes promptly came off and he was running (well at least his kind of run!) through the sand. He loved it! It was tough to get him to go, but we were starving. We ate at the Crepe Place. This is a must restaurant when in Santa Cruz (I recommend the Crepe Gatsby). Next we checked into our hotel (thank you Living Social for the awesome deal). Dream Inn. This place is so cool and looked right out to the beach and the boardwalk.
We strolled along the boardwalk. Dieter loves to people watch and bright colors, so this was his cup of tea.
We watched all the boardwalkers go on all the fun rides before we found the historic carousel.
Dieter waved goodbye to me as the carousel started. He had so much fun on the ride. It was extremely fun to watch.
We walked along the boardwalk before we made our way over to Marianne's Ice Cream where we ate an undisclosed amount of ice cream! Honestly, I could not get enough of their salted caramel ice cream!! It would be worth the 3 hour trip just to get an ice cream cone!
The next morning Dieter hopped out of bed and made his way to the balcony. Who can blame him with the spectacular views we had from our room?
This is the view from our balcony.
As well as this view. Breathtaking!
We took a walk along the pier and came across the sea lions.
He made his way to the water, but it only took one dip of the foot to realize it was way too cold for another dip.
Santa Cruz is the home of modern surfing. The modern surf board and wet suit were invented here. It was so much fun to watch the surfers.
The weekend went by way too fast. Santa Cruz may be a place we visit annually. We made one last stop at Marianne's Ice Cream for the ride home. See ya next year Santa Cruz!
That is so cute! We miss you guys and can't wait to meet Dieter!
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