AMAZING WEEKEND: DAY 2: SATURDAY

AMAZING WEEKEND: DAY 2


SATURDAY

My boyfriend and I woke up early and headed straight for the beach. We LOVE the beach and try to go as often as possible. What good is living by the coast if you don't use it? We stopped by a drive through Starbucks, we needed it after all the beer from the night before. The car was packed with boogie boards, Ipod player, blanket, sunscreen and snacks. Upon arriving at the coast it was cold, still 9am. We were hopeful it would burn off. We parked and found a nice spot in the grass by the lighthouse to wait for our friends who were meeting us to arrive. It was so nice to lay in the grass on a blanket and watch the surfers do their thing.

Picture of the lighthouse and grass patch we were in.

By the time our friends arrived to meet us the sun was shinning and the day was hot. We quickly chose a spot at our favorite boogie boarding beach.

Lighthouse Field State Beach. Known to us as the Dog Park / Boogie Boarding Beach.


We spent the day boogie boarding, tanning and playing Frisbee. There were some great Frisbee catching water dives! It was all fun and games until someone lost the Frisbee. By 4:00 we were spent on the beach and decided that we were all pretty hungry. We headed into Santa Cruz downtown to a restaurant our friends were raving about - PONO.

Pono restraunt front.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pono-hawaiian-grill-santa-cruz

The food was good (although for an onion hater like me you have to be careful), and they had a Dark & Stormy for $5. They had live music while we were there, and great customer service. This place had a great Hawaiian theme and a huge outdoor area. They had a list of "Do YOU Dare" drinks, that make me think this place has got to be a HOT spot at night. I would definitely go back, hopefully at night!

They are famous for their Poke Bowls.

The next stop was a famous comic book shop. They are mostly known for the fact that their original location was featured in the movie "Lost Boys". They have lots of priceless items housed in the store including 2T2 from the television show Captain Cosmic, where they got the idea for R2D2. The shop is fun and the people who work there are so excited to share the store history with you.

 Owner Joe in the comic book shop.

2T2 and owner Joe.


Then our friends informed us of a must get ice cream just up the street. We had to try it. This ice cream is hands down the best i have ever had. The ingredients are so fresh, they pride themselves on using local and seasonal. You can upgrade your ice cream with toasted marsh mellow on top. It is insanity good!

The Penny Ice Creamery store front.
http://thepennyicecreamery.com/

The last stop on our beach Santa Cruz adventure was of course the beach boardwalk. This is one of my favorite places in the world. It was a pretty day so the boardwalk was in full swing. We spent a good amount of time in the arcade, and won a bunch of tickets. The only prize I wanted was matching neon fabric rings for me and my boyfriend, only 1 ticket each.

Our rings, I still have mine on!


You can not visit the boardwalk with out ridding the Giant Dipper. It is $5 a ride, and SO worth it.

The Giant Dipper In Santa Cruz at the Beach Boardwalk.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/rogers-deli-mountain-view


This was a great day in Santa Cruz!! And I LOVE my new ring :)