After early morning breakfast, we decided to enjoy a beautiful day of hiking
on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. When we arrived there at 10:30 am, the
weather was a bit cold and overcast, with a temperature of 60 F.
Eventually, as we approached Natural Bridges State Beach (1.8 miles from the Santa Cruz Lighthouse), the clouds cleared up, and beautiful sunshine leaked in.
We saw many birds on the way but no surfers, as the ocean was as glassy as a lake (the calmest I've seen). A few brave souls were swimming in the ocean, and some were trying to bodysurf. At the Natural Bridges, we hiked back, almost to the Santa Cruz boardwalk.
It was a lovely day for a beautiful hike.
After our long walk, we stopped by for lunch at the Walnut Avenue Cafe. Although it was busy, we were seated in about 10 minutes. I was actually pleasantly surprised by my Turkey-Avocado-Cheese Scramble. It was better than I expected, and I enjoyed it (and the freshly baked banana muffin).
Inna selected the Zucchini, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, & Cheese scramble and also enjoyed it (though she said that mine was better).
Afterward, we stopped by Verve Coffee Roasters for a quick coffee. I had the mocha, and Inna ordered a latte.
September 3, 2018
We repeated our West Cliff Drive hike on Labor Day (September 3, 2011). This time, we saw some surfers skimboard on the waves.
Here is a short video of one of the runs:
The 4-mile round-trip to Natural Bridges was pleasant, and the clouds parted in the afternoon.
We dined in Vasili's Greek Restaurant on Mission Street (close to downtown Santa Cruz) for lunch.
Inna selected the Roasted Lamb Souvlaki plate. It had generous helpings of lamb and rice. Inna enjoyed it, though she wanted more Tzatziki sauce.
As I was hungry, I chose Moussaka and a small Greek salad.
Eventually, as we approached Natural Bridges State Beach (1.8 miles from the Santa Cruz Lighthouse), the clouds cleared up, and beautiful sunshine leaked in.
We saw many birds on the way but no surfers, as the ocean was as glassy as a lake (the calmest I've seen). A few brave souls were swimming in the ocean, and some were trying to bodysurf. At the Natural Bridges, we hiked back, almost to the Santa Cruz boardwalk.
It was a lovely day for a beautiful hike.
Walk
Walking W. Cliff Drive
11:33 AM on Sunday, August 26, 2018 · Santa Cruz, California
- Distance
- 5.05 mi
- Elevation gain
- 100 ft
- Moving Time
- 1:46:15
- Pace
- 21:02 /mi
- Calories
- 824
- Elapsed Time
- 1:57:32
Recorded route
● Start ● Finish
Elevation · elapsed time
Maximum recorded elevation: 52 ft
Activity recorded with Strava.
After our long walk, we stopped by for lunch at the Walnut Avenue Cafe. Although it was busy, we were seated in about 10 minutes. I was actually pleasantly surprised by my Turkey-Avocado-Cheese Scramble. It was better than I expected, and I enjoyed it (and the freshly baked banana muffin).
Inna selected the Zucchini, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, & Cheese scramble and also enjoyed it (though she said that mine was better).
Afterward, we stopped by Verve Coffee Roasters for a quick coffee. I had the mocha, and Inna ordered a latte.
September 3, 2018
We repeated our West Cliff Drive hike on Labor Day (September 3, 2011). This time, we saw some surfers skimboard on the waves.
Here is a short video of one of the runs:
The 4-mile round-trip to Natural Bridges was pleasant, and the clouds parted in the afternoon.
We dined in Vasili's Greek Restaurant on Mission Street (close to downtown Santa Cruz) for lunch.
Inna selected the Roasted Lamb Souvlaki plate. It had generous helpings of lamb and rice. Inna enjoyed it, though she wanted more Tzatziki sauce.
As I was hungry, I chose Moussaka and a small Greek salad.
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