Today we got an earlier start and headed up the Santa Cruz Mtns to
Roaring Camp Railroads for another great family outing. We pulled in just in time to catch to 10:30 Beach Train to Santa Cruz. We didn't even have time to
purchase tickets before boarding. (In fact, we didn't buy tickets from the conductor until our return trip.) We rode an open car through the redwood forest, over bridges, through tunnels, and down the hillside
to the
Santa Cruz Boardwalk on the Pacific Ocean. We had an hour to ride the Sky Glider high above the boardwalk, play skee ball, eat pretzels, and get our feet wet in the ocean before rushing to catch the train back to the mountains. I crashed out on mommy's lap for most of the trip back. I even slept as we debarked from the train and still
didn't stir when my daddy placed me on a picnic table. But as soon as my daddy left to get my stroller from the car, my eyes popped open and I spied the toy tractors surrounding a hay mountain. I had to go explore. I easily
spent the next hour there. We stopped by the gift shop on our way out looking for the pop guns I'd seen some of the other kids with. Mysteriously, I couldn't find them, but my mommy did point out a pack of gummy
fruit that she suspicously let me have. I stayed awake from most of the ride home, finally falling asleep within minutes of pulling into our driveway. I ended up napping with mommy for a couple hours. When we woke up, we went out for BBQ at
Armadillo Willy's.
Today we got an earlier start and headed up the Santa Cruz Mtns to Roaring Camp Railroads for another great family outing. We pulled in just in time to catch to 10:30 Beach Train to Santa Cruz. We didn't even have time to 
purchase tickets before boarding. (In fact, we didn't buy tickets from the conductor until our return trip.) We rode an open car through the redwood forest, over bridges, through tunnels, and down the hillside 
to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on the Pacific Ocean. We had an hour to ride the Sky Glider high above the boardwalk, play skee ball, eat pretzels, and get our feet wet in the ocean before rushing to catch the train back to the mountains. I crashed out on mommy's lap for most of the trip back. I even slept as we debarked from the train and still 
didn't stir when my daddy placed me on a picnic table. But as soon as my daddy left to get my stroller from the car, my eyes popped open and I spied the toy tractors surrounding a hay mountain. I had to go explore. I easily 
spent the next hour there. We stopped by the gift shop on our way out looking for the pop guns I'd seen some of the other kids with. Mysteriously, I couldn't find them, but my mommy did point out a pack of gummy 
fruit that she suspicously let me have. I stayed awake from most of the ride home, finally falling asleep within minutes of pulling into our driveway. I ended up napping with mommy for a couple hours. When we woke up, we went out for BBQ at Armadillo Willy's.
