Rachelle is currently on sabbatical from work, and so I thought it would be fun for the two of us to have some R&H time away from Sacramento…and what better spot within driving distance than Santa Cruz?
Well, I’m sure there are other great spots, but I had never been to Santa Cruz before, and she hadn’t been there since she was a wee little girl (decades ago :-)), so off we went.
Our first exceptional experience was driving behind a Ferrari. But not just any Ferrari, a numbered Ferrari. 171 of 198. How incredibly pretentious. Wahoo for midlife crisis purchases.
We decided to stop for lunch at the Elephant Bar, but first we had to pass by this guy…the harbinger of holidays - Hellaween that is.
Spooky. Scary. Frightening. But um, creative I guess.
Anyway…
We made our way down to the Santa Cruz area, up through the redwoods and eucalyptus trees and to our hotel/conf center destination - Chaminade.
Pretty place overlooking the forests and the city. The bellboys were very friendly - overly so perhaps…we thought maybe not a lot of patrons talk to them, but since we did, they were very talkative with us. And they were cute as well.
Here are a few shots from our room, the view, and a nature walk we took around the facility…stay tuned for Day 2 when we visited Santa Cruz and the Beach Boardwalk, and Day 3 when we drove up the California Coast.
