Santa Cruz – a Day in the Life

8:00 AM
  • Woke up to a sunny morning
  • Spoke to my son about he latest developments in his Minecraft adventures
8:30 AM
  • Researched local prices on BMW M3 convertibles. Not ready to pull the trigger, YET.
  • Got pricing and installation instructions for trailer hitch on the ML320
  • Started research on attending next year’s Isle of Man TT

  • Hugged everyone in the house
9:15 AM
  • Hopped on mountain bike and rode Wilder Ranch
  • Noticed my tires were a little on the flat side and decided to not go full agro
  • Checked out the coastal loop trail for the first time

  • Watched seals play in the surf, and dolphins swim by for about 15 minutes
  • Marveled at the beauty and splendor that is California
11:30 AM
  • Walked down to the pool, slipped into the hot tub
  • Sunned poolside and mused about the fact I feel like I’m vacation every day here
  • Watched Monarch butterflies fly by the pool, expressed need to walk down to beach and see if they have officially arrived
  • Reaffirmed the strong desire to buy a two seat convertible, even though it’s totally impractical with 2 kids
1:30 PM
  • Returned home, relaxed, agreed that we need to go to Costco
  • Looked for clothes to wear, considered shoes for about 3 seconds, decided that would be lame
1:45 PM
  • Costco run to get veggies for juicing
  • Checked out the Food Bin for organic foods to cook for dinner (success!)
3:15 PM
  • Hiked down to the beach and checked out the incoming Monarch Butterfly migration, in the eucalyptus grove
  • Checked out the many butterflies resting in the trees, and flying about the grotto
5:00 PM
  • Dinner preparations underway
  • Opened a Rothchilds Cabernet for dinner
6:15 PM
  • Organic pasta (whole wheat) dinner with a sausage, mushroom and onion red sauce
  • Discussed the wonders of the day
7:00 PM
9:15 PM
  • Retired the crew to their quarters, myself included
  • Turned on iTunes on the Apple iMAC, streaming ‘On the Edge Radio‘ from Seattle, set the sleep timer to 90 minutes
9:18 PM