We brought Soren to one of the beaches at Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz on Sunday. We had the whole beach to ourselves with lots of room to play. Not sure who played harder, Mike or Soren. Anyways, it was our last full weekend in California together and we were very glad to not have to say 'good-bye' to the ocean. Portland is about 1 1/2 hours away from the Pacific. We leave for Portland on the 21st!