Don't you just hate when somebody goes to the beach, without you?  Well, their were nine of us who weren't thinking that.

Georgiana Rudge lead us on a hike to the beach with a stop at Aldo's for lunch. Wow, Thanks Georgiana.  You're the best!

We started out at the Park n Ride located in Los Gatos.  We all situated ourselves in three different cars, exchanging phone numbers in case anybody got lost and we were on our way to Agnes Street in Santa Cruz.  Everybody arrived in fine shape with little or no traffic to contend with, going up and over the summit.

The hike itself through Arana Gulch was very mild with a well defined trail and little if any ups or downs.  It took us maybe forty five minutes to get to Aldo's, only because we stopped to smell several flowers along the way.

After a delicious lunch with cocktails and salmon and crab and oysters and more salmon, we tipped the waiter and headed off to the beach with a quick stop at the lighthouse.

The lighthouse offered a breezy view of all the sailboats and cormorants plying the Santa Cruz Harbor.  The highlight was a platoon of Pelicans, flying right across us.  It looked like a couple of them winked as they surfed the air over the top of us.

To the beach!  We took off our shoes and played and sunned and played and threw frisbees and then headed back, eventually.  The weather was great, the  beach was even greater, all in all, a very worthwhile walk on the wild side.