After hiking at Big Basin Saturday, we needed to find another less winding route home since my son had gotten sick that morning. Looking at the map we realized it would only add about 25 minutes to our whole trip if we stopped in Santa Cruz. So we headed to the wharf, completely unprepared for beach time, and let the kids play in the sand for 2 hours.

We picked up food at Las Palmas Taco Bar, ate at Depot Park, and then grabbed shakes for the road at Foster’s Freeze.

It wasn’t enough of a visit to get to know the place, but we had a very nice afternoon and will look forward to spending more time here!