One of my most vivid childhood memories is when I was about eleven or twelve and my family and a friend of mine went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. This was one of my first times being able to be free and do what I wanted in public, and I think that why it’s so vivid to me. The day started when we picked up my friend Tim, from his house and we went down the the boardwalk. My family and me and Tim split up immediately, so we were on our own. The first thing we did upon arriving was go on the pirate
In the summer of 2015, the summer before my freshman year, my grandmother and I took a trip to the other side of the country. I had never been anywhere west of Tennessee before, so going to California was going to be an exciting experience. My vacation there was like going to a whole other country. The morning of our flight I double checked my bags and made sure I had everything I would need for my trip. Flying into Fresno everything I saw was brown, except for the golf courses. The reason for everything
Santa Cruz The city of Santa Cruz, California is known for its moderate climate, natural beauty, amazing coastline and redwood forest. This sleepy beach town is within one-hour driving distance from San Francisco or San Jose. You can certainly make Santa Cruz a stop on your Bay area itinerary, but I think it deserves to be its own destination. There is so much to do and see – you can easily spend a week without getting bored. During one of my visits, I made Santa Cruz my base camp and made side
The city of Santa Cruz, originally named San Lorenzo, was discovered in 1769 by the Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà. The city continued to expand and eventually became known as Santa Cruz, meaning "Holy Cross", in honour of the local mission. By the 1820s Mexico had assumed control of the area and Americans began to arrive in great numbers over the next thirty years. California became a state in 1850, and Santa Cruz County was created as one of the twenty-seven original counties. By the turn
The Boardwalk of Santa Cruz "Keifer Sutherland blockbuster Lost Boys filmed on this spot," proclaimed the self-important plaque. It was mounted on a wall along a long flight of log stairs. As I looked back, miles of beach stretched out before me and, across the bay, I could see red, blue, orange lights whirling high above the crowds upon a huge wheel. We made our way back to where the steps met back up with the sidewalk alongside the highway. We were hit by the smell of the city, of the
breakfast. “No!, that’s soooo boring” shouted my brother with hands on hips. “Can we just go to the beach” I interrupt while chewing on my waffles. My parents started packing sunscreen, pool toys, and clothes while, I was debating in my head if it will be worth going into the water and being all wet. So we eventually go a ridiculous 3 hour drive in heavy traffic. When we arrived at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, my dad offered to find a parking spot while we