So, we were sitting at the table having some lunch when the phone rang and our new friend Scott said "how quick can you meet us in Santa Cruz for a train ride?" Never tempt us with an outing... Forty-five minutes and one grumpy, no longer napping 2 yr old later, we were on our way 40 miles up highway 1 to see some gorgeous California Redwoods. The drive in itself is worth it (if you can tune out the ongoing grumpiness in the back seat). Apparently artichokes grow very well in oceanfront property as well as, strawberries, romaine, and celery..who knew?
We arrived at the train camp literally minutes before departure and RAN to the train. You can imagine that by this time, L has moved on to downright angry. Needless to say, the other passengers are thrilled to scoot in and make room for us and the screamer... Suddenly, I find myself hoping that train rides do not have the same effect on L as whale watching boat tours.... You might recall that was not a total success. Luckily this kind of motion has a soothing effect and we are off on a fun adventure under some amazing trees. Immediately M picks up on the mention of possible wildlife and wants to know if the train can outrun bears and mountain lions. I assure her that we seem to be quite safe. We won't even go into her reaction when the guide mentioned the upcoming halloween trips at night, in the dark, with a "real headless horseman" in pursuit of the train. It doesn't look like there are any ghost trips in our foreseeable future!
Happily for the girls we did find some real wildlife after the trip. It's amazing how ducks and turtles will go after stale cheese nips, goldfish, and blueberry muffins. It's even more amazing how many old snacks I can find in the bottom of my purse when needing to feed said ducks. We did get to observe the misfortune of one family whose oldest child strayed too near the embankment of the pond. Dad quickly fished her out but had to go back for one shoe... All was well, wet but not injured. Thankfully, our girls do not care for mud and threw their treats from a safe distance.
I am including a couple of pics from the trip.
On a great note, we now have firm dates for visits from both sets of Grandparents. C will be joining our friend Mark up the coast this week to catch up at a Toby Keith show. Lastly, my BFF Jen and her mom, Wanda are coming out right before halloween, for a whole week! Everyone else needs to jump on the bandwagon and come see us. I promise your visit will be immortalized here with bad grammar (sorry Mom and Dad) and in pics!
Happy Sunday!
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