Mom and the kids explore our Beautiful California Coast. I wanted to show my teens more of California. We flew to San Francisco and part of this trip was to stay in the seaside town of Santa Cruz where I learned to surf in the 50’s and early 60’s. The date that we arrived in Santa Cruz was the 4th of July. The traffic was unreal but the scenery made up for it. We arrived into this college town mid afternoon. I remember going to the Boardwalk when I was very young so before checking into our hotel we cruised the beach. This was a big mistake on the 4th of July everyone wanted to do this. While we were crusing the boulevard in our rented something the kids saw the The Boardwalk.  I did not ...Continue Reading >