Saturday, April 26, 2008

Pescadero


We heard about Duarte's, a dining tavern at Pescadero for a while and finally drove down the coast to give it a try. After a 45 min-wait for the seating, the food after all was not as good as expected. At least it was not as memorable as what other Pescadero has to offer.





After the meal, we were recommended by the local to visit Harley' Cheese Farm. Ryan was excited to pet the two-week-old baby goats and to feed them. They also offer cheese tasting in the nicely restored barn house with variety of beautifully handmade cheese, decorated with edible flowers and dried fruits.


A highlight of this trip was Ryan surprisingly being pecked by a chick in the berry farm in town. Despite our warning, he insisted poking his finger through the chicken wire to provoke the ducks. He thought he could retrieve his finger fast enough if the duck was going to peck him. Unfortunately, he didn't realize the little chicks were waiting low by the side....All I can say is another painful but precious lesson learned by him.

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Capitola


Even since the north coast trip, we seemed to catch the travel bug. This past weekend, we visited Capitola, a small beach town south of Santa Cruz. The downtown is full of beach front cafes and restaurants. I can imagine how relaxing it would be just to sip through the drinks at one of those lovely decks in the summer evening. Some of the images here are a compound of 1920s colorful stucco apartments, situated on the waterfront like a movie stage set.