Adam Turtle, Freelance Web Design in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Weekend in Santa Cruz
- 15th August, 2008
- filed under: Travelling
- 3 comments
Last weekend I spent a few days in Santa Cruz with some friends. It was fun, but I was expecting it to be just Saturday and we ended up sleeping over in a motel which meant spending the whole weekend in the same clothes.
I also didn’t bet on the weather being warm, so I neglected to take decent sunscreen, flip flops and shorts. I managed to borrow most of what I needed, but smelled quite a lot.
Us at Santa Cruz
Spot the two Irish guys (clue: look for the sun tan)
The guy on the left on this photo is the craziest driver I’ve ever sat with. On the highway he crossed 3 or 4 lanes in a row without hesitation and kept doing it every few minutes. We visited a state park and he played chicken with a driver coming the opposite direction.
On Tuesday, we had a going away party of me at Jillian’s, a pool bar downtown. We had fun, and there was free food so that made the whole experience better. I’m a little sad now that a little over one month I will be home.
Sad, yes, but I have one heck of a trip planned before that and a lot of sightseeing to do. Without doubt I will be back in the US and I would love to see all 50 states in my lifetime.
This weekend I’m rather stuck. I’m going to the San Mateo County Fair later, mainly to see Weird Al Yankovich, but also because it sounds like fun and one of those typical American ‘win a stuffed toy for you girlfriend’ type of places. Tomorrow, I have the option of either going to the Renaissance Fair in the GG Park, with jousting and all that kinda stuff (free of course), or else spending the day at a Wordpress Conference learning some stuff that could come in useful ($20). Haven’t decided which yet.
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- Captain of the Old Order » Blog Archive » Burns and Blisters
- 16th Aug, 2008
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