Half Moon Bay & Santa Cruz, CA

Day 2 in California and Amol took us alongwith Ameya and Anant to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz. Half moon bay was a nice beach, but like most beaches in the US that we have seen or heard about, the temperatures make taking a dip seem like taking a walk in Indiana on a winter morning...Ah, the beaches of Goa!

But we were insistent: having come to California, we wanted to see a beach and walk in some sand...when we got to Half moon bay, we realized just how complex Californian climate is: a sunny day in Fremont and a cold, wet day at Half moon bay, an hour away!

After that we made the drive on Highway 1 for a bit and eventually got to Santa Cruz where the weather was a whole lot nicer: still a little chilly but sunny nonetheless. After our experience at Pier 39 at SF the previous night and this morning's cold romp on the beach, the weather seemed heavenly! As was everything around: dogs playing in the lawns by the side of the sea, seagulls flying and people driving expensive cars. We saw a couple of guys from Lamborghini driving one of their babies and we also spied an otter in the sea.


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