On the drive up today, we found a nice little shopping plaza with both a Quiznos & a Starbucks - lunch & supper without me having to cook, woohoo! While waiting for my grande soy no whip cafe mocha, I spotted the newspapers. The articles were indicating that the awful spinach contamination was being traced back to the Salinas CA area - right where we were! In fact, we drove right through Salinas. It was strange to realize that an area I had never heard of, but was now in, was so completely in the news.
The valleys, so near the seashore, are flush with growing yummies, such as strawberries, field greens & lots & lots of vineyards. We drove through Castroville, which proudly proclaimed itself the artichoke capital of the world. Each huge field displayed gorgeous shades of green, interspersed with reds & yellows. Watching the irrigation sprays was like watching an octopus flailing its arms around its head.
We didn't actually get to Santa Cruz yet. We are staying at a KOA campground 20 minutes outside of Santa Cruz, in Watsonville on San Andreas Rd. (The kids don't know the reference, but I sure do!) The road is narrow & windy, lined with lovely beach houses & huge trees. At one point it runs right next to a beach entrance, then pulls away, just in time for the campground. Tomorrow - Kimi's birthday!
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