After yesterday's busy schedule, today I decided on a drive into some of the Californian countryside that I had not previously visited. I headed south towards Cupertino and then took the mountain route across towards Santa Cruz. The sunshine in the valley slowly turned to cloud as I moved up the mountains and when I reached the coast side it was distinctly cloudy and very much cooler.
Santa Cruz looked a good family seaside town with plenty of surfers,a bit like Portcawl really. I headed north out of the town on the California 1 highway towards San Francisco. Along the Pacific Coast there were many state beaches and a number of Historic Parks. I stopped at Pigeon Post Light Station the site of many shipwrecks prior to the building of the lighthouse.
The scenery here was quite spectacular but unfortunately the poor weather doesn't show it in its best light.
I continued up Highway 1 until I reached Half Moon Bay then decided to cut back inland, back across the mountains towards San Jose. The traffic got really busy with many of the streets grid locked, I soon realised what the problem was. Around virtually every corner were pumpkin farms...
Many featured mazes, pony rides and other attractions obviously Halloween is really big around here.
Leaving the pumpkin patches behind me I rose back over the mountain taking a stop at a scenic view for a photo opportunity.
Finally I drove back to the hotel so I could check-in for my flight tomorrow.
That's it for this little break not sure yet when or where we will be going next but watch this space.
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