When re-entering Santa Cruz Harbor after whale watching aboard the Velocity, we came across the most interesting looking boat. It vaguely reminded me of the “snort blat” from a favorite Dr. Suess book I read as a child. What it really was though was the dredge Seabright. Since 1986, the …
There were quite a few animals to be seen besides the whales to be found while whale watching outside of Santa Cruz. Towards the beginning of our voyage, we came across some sea lions on what is called One Mile Bouy… I learned a few things about sea lions while …
Yesterday we went whale watching. I was quite thankful that it was a 3/1/2 hour tour instead of just a 3 hour tour… About 2/1/2 hours into this tour we had seen seals, seal lions, and even a southern sea otter or two… but no whales. After visiting the SS …
This is a photo of the SS Palo Alto. She is found just outside of Santa Cruz and I saw her today while whale watching (yes we saw a whale or two and there will be photos of those in the future). What interests me about the SS Palo Alto though is that she was …
My grandpa was a commercial fisherman back in his college days. He actually put himself through school that way. This was back in the early fifties. One of the stories that always captured our attention and imagination was of him taking his little fishing boat from Seattle to Alaska one …
Here’s another picture I took on the wharf in Santa Cruz last summer during Woodies on the Wharf. It isn’t the greatest picture I have ever taken. It is one of the greatest hood ornaments I’ve ever seen though! It seems perfect for a California Woodie. I don’t know if …
For almost 18 years, Santa Cruz has had an event that to me is Californian to the core. Surf City Classic: Woodies on the Wharf is the largest woodie show in Northern California. It has hundreds of wood bodied automobiles on the wharf. This coming year this event will be on …
