The weekend of April 12 was scalding hot for April (high 80s well after sunset)--so what is any water baby to do? Head down to the beach to soak up the sun and get out of the concrete jungle.
After getting lost 3 times on our way down to Santa Cruz (yes with the navigation) my mom and I finally made it to the other side of the Boardwalk around 3 p.m. We walked along the crowded, sandy beaches at the boardwalk incredulous of the sun beating down--and regretting that I had not planned to be bikini ready for my day trip. Something about being in the sun by the ocean totally restores me and I feel instantly at peace--as long as my line of vision can avoid the enviously perfect bods that line the shoreline.
We ended this picture perfect day with an early sun-drenched dinner on the deck of the Crow's Nest restaurant.