Day 2 of the Santa Cruz trip had two main components.
First, the Mystery Spot <– more pictures.
This is a mysterious and mystical 150 foot circular area of the forest where strange things happen.
Level surfaces aren’t necessarily level, and the laws of gravity seem to have taken a vacation. People lose and gain height depending upon where they are standing, and generally things are just odd.
I am quite a skeptic, but there were two things that did seem more than just odd to me at this place. First, there was a pendulum hanging in the house that swung more in one direction than another, and was difficult to push in one direction. Second, was that at one point I was taller than 3 people standing to my right, but when they moved to my left, we were all the same height even though we were all standing on a level surface. Spooky. If you haven’t been - it’s 45 minutes of entertainment for $5. Doesn’t get much better than that. (Even if it is a hoax)
After the Mystery Spot, we made our way to the second main stop of the day, the Beach Boardwalk <–more pictures.
Unfortunately, the boardwalk rides are not open during the week, after Labour Day. That wasn’t a huge deal - we enjoyed walking around and seeing (and hearing and smelling) the sea lions and the folks playing volleyball on the beach.
There were roller coasters, haunted houses, ski lifts, and all sorts of fun little shoppes that would have been interesting to see had they been open.
It’s definitely a place to go on weekends or during the summer time when it’s hoppin’ with high school and college kids on break.
We also drove around the city a bit and saw this.
There really aren’t any words to describe this.
Moving on.
Day 3 is up next, with a trip up the California coast on Highway 1, through Half Moon Bay and to Pigeon Point Lighthouse.