Day 29 – New Brighton State Park – Santa Cruz, CA. 115 km
A nice long day of riding. Light traffic, wide shoulders and rolling hills. All good until we reached Santa Cruz and had 
to navigate through rush hour traffic and a confusion of roads to find the campground. There were none of the usual signs indicating a state campground and none of the many people we asked could provide helpful directions. We spent a full hour searching and arrived at dusk.
Santa Cruz is a pretty place. The road along the coastal area of town reminds me of Dallas Road in Victoria, except that it’s much longer and the housing is more interesting. The city’s little bay was absolutely filled with surfers although the waves came in gently and not often. The area around the pier was filled with amusement park attractions in the same way as English seaside towns, except on a much bigger and flashier scale. This is America, after all.
Kinda wish I was with you on your adventure. Sounds like something I might enjoy. Well maybe not the rain and head winds and honking logging trucks. But everything else . Breandan wants to know if you will cycle past Disneyland. That got him all excited. We’re so proud of you. Happy pedaling! love Alison, Holly, Breandan and Rose
HI Alison – I’m laughing at your comment, agreeing that it all sounds wonderful except the rain and head winds and honking logging trucks – and I would add the cycling and camping bits. I guess that leaves me in the right position reading these wonderful blog posts and livin’ it vicariously,…looking forward to seeing Kevin and Sophie in person and hearing more stories. Almost done, guys!