For me, even the drive to Sand dollar farms and the sweet cottage of Rusty and Angela deserves mention. The farmlands that kiss the horizon of the ocean immediately put me into a space of utter calm.
Yes, the cottage has amenities and cleanliness and is located only 10 minutes down a storybook dirt path to the sea. But what inspires and soothes is the energy.
Even the children’s rustic wooden fort with a tattered Santa Cruz flag grounded me in some kind of unexpected bliss.
In the morning the French doors open and you might see a neighbor walk by-or Rusty.
It’s like you’ve always been there and don’t want to leave.
Needless to say, we will return.
They are kind, patient, gracious hosts-there if you need them but not perched waiting.
Much gratitude, Rusty and Angela.