Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Escaping the Smoke in Santa Cruz

Where are we? Why is the floor slanted? And what are we looking at?

It's the Mystery Spot! The mystery lies in the horizon line. Note the parallel lines outside the far door and under the oddly hanging wrecking ball.

Now, Ewan's about the same size as the girl.

Now, he's not!

Cracking open a geode.

Mmm! Them's good eats! (Don't try this at home, kids.)

The only mystery about this sweet treat is whether the candy is the sucker, or the person who bought this, another smaller sucker (embedded with ants), and a geode all for $31 is…? But, hey, that's a pretty good deal for a spot of happiness.

"Spin that wheel!"

"She's flying over treetops!"

Combo takedown!

Gaming fundamentals.

Zappin' aliens. BOOM!

"Don't cross the streams!"

Zap! Zap! Pew! Pew!

Wait till you taste it, kid.

Paige casting a spell.

Pink, sandy toes under America.

"Wait-whuh? I can't feel my—"

"NOOOOOOOO!"

Crafty little mugs!

Bonafide beach babe.

And even without the rides…

A lot of fun was had! Thanks, Boardwalk!

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Escaping the Heat in Morro Bay

As the air in June got hot, we were off to the races to escape it!

On the hunt for watering holes,

or a place to refuel.

Not one and the same!

Our horses in order, we soon found our bearings:

by all measures, a place favorited by mermaids and pirates.

What do these things attach to again?

Boats! That's right!

By hook or by crook, there be one even WE can get aboard!

Avast!

No, don't stop! We just got here. Let's see what else we can find!

Seal-back riding!

What!? Aliens?!

It's a tail of a whale,

and an otter tale to tell!

Lucky we brought our beach toys.

Lucky I brought my beach mate!

This sand castle cost about 10 sand dollars.



"Hey!"
"Yeah…"

"I know I'm cute."
Sandy angels.

"Smash it!"

"Allez!—"

"—foot!"

Shell shades for kids,

and for adults!

And even cuter adults!

Jumbo prawns, yum!

Crab, yum!

Itadakimasu!

Carrots and wings, yum!

Wait! Where'd the crab go?

Ice cream, yummiest!

I'm hooked on her.

An altar to the sea.

Chess, anyone?

Coffee cake and muffins, yum!

Up the coast on Highway 1.


Then back home we strode.

One board at a time.