Since moving into the new house, our garage has closely resembled the warehouse from the final scene of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, and retrieving something from one of the stacks of boxes has been as harrowing an effort as that same film’s opening sequence. So after spending the majority of Saturday making a huge effort to get much of the clutter in a more organized fashion, we opted to spend Sunday out and about with the kids.
Roaring Camp Railroads: The day began here; we arrived just in time to allow the kids the opportunity to walk about the small ‘town’ before hearing the approaching whistle and witnessing the arrival of their train. We’ll be going back soon to actually take the full 1hr plus ride, but they were quite happy to see a real train, and walking hand in hand with my son along the tracks brought back my own memories of doing something similar with my own father.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Directly next to [a few steps away] Roaring Camp Railroads is Henry Cowell Redwoods, a state park we’ve frequented, and it was one of the first places we went with the kids when they were really young. They loved being ‘free’ to run along the path, and we loved being ‘free’ to let them do so.
Seymour Center – Visitor Information: This is on the cliffs of Santa Cruz overlooking the ocean. It’s small but ideal for children; there’s wonderful fish, activities, and a touching tank where they both got to touch starfish and hold hermit crabs.
10ThingsWithKids.com: We found Seymour Center via a membership we have with this website, which sends us weekly updates of things in the area for families to do. Take a look at it.
