We slept in this morning, until almost 9:30, and then got ourselves ready to have our last Santa Cruz day. We drove downtown and walked around the fun little shops and restaurants, and then had cheap Mexican food for a quick lunch. By that time, the usual morning fog had cleared up and it was sunny and warm, so we decided to walk to the boardwalk area and the beach there. Since it was Sunday, everything was packed with people, but it was fun to see the rides on the boardwalk and the people on the beach. The tide was coming in and we were watching people by the estuary as it got bigger and bigger. We walked all the way down to the end of the pier and looked at the sea lions frolicking underneath and the many people fishing from above it. Then we bought ingredients for our dinner contribution at Trader Joe’s and went home. I even got a little nap in before I made the German potato salad I promised, and then we took one more walk to Its Beach and the surfers by the surfing lighthouse. We had a lovely dinner with Rick, Carolyn, and JoAnna (BBQ chicken, the potato salad, roast vegetables, and ice cream with strawberries, and chatted until about 9, but then JoAnna was ready to go back home, and we wanted to turn in early to leave early the next day.