Today was my final day in Santa Cruz.

I started the day with a hike accompanied by Scott and Jeff that took us through the Henry Cowell State Park.

What started out misty ended up with some light rain. By the time we returned to town, the rain stopped.

The next stop was at Upper Crust Pizza for lunch. Pizza is a treat these days but I couldn’t visit Seattle without having a slice from this Santa Cruz landmark.

One slice of the meat special. Note, the blue cheese was also a yummy treat!

I made up for pizza with a vegan noodle bowl for dinner – lots of veggies. The evening was spent hanging out at Lois and Michael’s house.

I’m back on the bike tomorrow, heading north. My first day north will take me to Alice’s Restaurant in Woodinville, over the Golden Gate Bridge, along some different sections of Hwy 1 and back to Fort Bragg.