When we drove down to San Diego we did it in just two days with a stop over in Redding, California. This was a lot of driving, (For Kerry) and didn't leave much time for sight seeing. On the way home we planned to do it in three days. This would make for shorter driving days and would allow us to stop in a few locations that we haven't been before. The first destination was Santa Cruz, chosen mainly because it is a city we recognize, it's on the beach and it was about a third of the way home. Our plan was to get a hotel near the boardwalk and go there for dinner.
The first part of our plan went well. We did indeed book a hotel just blocks from the boardwalk. Unfortunately when we arrived, it seems the majority of the place was closed. Only the indoor portions are open during the week in the winter and many rides only open on the weekend. It looks like a great place. There are roller coasters, a skyline, a midway and lot's of fun and exciting food. (By that I mean, deep fried everything including Oreos and peanut butter and jam sandwiches.) We did manage to get in a good game of mini-golf. The holes were well designed in a pirate theme.
For dinner, we went to the nearby pier which had several restaurants to choose from. We went with Woodies Cafe as it had something for everyone. The pier also gave us a good look back on the boardwalk which is the longest continuously running boardwalk on the Californian coast. It first opened 100 years ago and where many other boardwalks have closed or burnt down at some point in their history this one managed to keep their fires to a minimum and stay open. (Though I question the term 'Continuously Running' when you aren't open on a warm Friday evening during spring break.:))
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