Pacific Coast drive

We had to leave by 8am for our hotel in Santa Cruz. It's only a two hour drive, but we couldn't check in till four. We spent the day checking out sights along the coast highway.
First stop, TwinBaca lagi
We had to leave by 8am for our hotel in Santa Cruz. It's only a two hour drive, but we couldn't check in till four. We spent the day checking out sights along the coast highway.
First stop, TwinBaca lagi
After spending the day cruising down the coast highway killing time till our 4pm check-in, we finally arrived at our stay for the night. Complete pain in the ass to get here, but it is very beautifulBaca lagi
Arrived at our sit in Santa Cruz. It's a beautiful house with a Bassett hound named Waffles. (and a hot tub)
We've been walking the dog on the path at the beach ⛱️ It's been quite cold, but whoBaca lagi
These butterflies are the great great grandchildren of the butterflies that were here last year. Amazingly, these guys live four to six months, but the next three generations live only four to sixBaca lagi
We were fortunate enough to be in Santa Cruz the weekend of their annual parades. First was the parade through town in the morning. We got a bit of a late start, so we only caught the end of it. LaterBaca lagi
We heard about this dog friendly beach just out of town, so we loaded up Waffles and headed out. The beach was great. There were lots of surfers and plenty of sand, but the real treat was on the walkBaca lagi
We took our first driverless taxi to the airport. I can't give it a good review. First, it picked us up in the wrong location. We had to walk to greet it. Then it took twice as long, because it canBaca lagi
Our last sit in the "warm zone" (not very warm) before we head up to the mountains. Beautiful Vinyard property. Two very nice dogs. We had lots of nice walks around the vineyards and explored the cuteBaca lagi
I haven't printed in a bit, so I thought I'd better pop one out.
Anna got to drive in snow to get here to Gardnerville while I flew to Seattle and drove down with Kylan.
We had a Christmas dinner atBaca lagi
I just keep passing through 🙄🎉✨️
Kylan made it home safe and sound, and I'm on my way back to Gardnerville. Only a 5 hour layover in Vegas.
Here are some pictures of the pups in Gardnerville.