My car got stuck in the sand in Santa Cruz!

Car stuck in the sand? Might as well play the ukulele!

WHAT is a chick to do when her car is STUCK at the beach in Santa Cruz? Ahhh what a beautiful day at the beach it was, the waves crashing against the shore...I knew this morning when I drove in that the grayness and fog would lift...I could d just FEEL it...! I was just trying to park my car alongside the beach and dash over to the beach to play ukulele with all of my friends and then some, but somehow I misjudged and my car got stuck...at first, I thought, okay, I will just deal with it later -- AFTER the ukulele jam and the AFTER the big jam ukulele jam...

Surely I'll figure out a way to get out of its little predicament right? Wrong? So many wonderful people offered their help!! A bunch of guys attempted to lift my car while I turned the wheel...but to no avail. One guy even got his pickup truck and hooked up a dog leash to his truck...and pulled...but the dog leash broke. I thanked him profusely for trying...I truly appreciated his efforts...everyone's efforts. In the end, I had to call a tow truck, but where was my warranty info with the roadside assistance number, etc., on it which I always keep in the car? I'd taken the info out because just the day before I had work done on my car...so I had to get a hold of Jen at the house for the info...and it took forever because the cell phone reception wasn't good on the beach. As I called, a cop rolled by and asked if all was well..."No, I'm stuck!" I said. He got out of his car, holding the constant traffic up, and walked around my car. "Your car is stuck!" he said, and then he took off. FINALLY I was able to get a hold of roadside assistance -- tow truck driver called. As I waited for the tow truck driver, estimated 45 minutes to an hour, I stood in the sand on the beach and looked out on the ocean, the lovely lighthouse, sailboats gliding by and thought, okay there are worse places to be stuck. So I got my ukulele out and played...and one of the dudes on the beach who had tried to help me took a picture...! some people laughed as they drove by in their cars...I thought, well some day I hope YOUR car gets stuck in the sand! but, really, it could've been worse. Finally the tow truck driver arrived to save the day! and within 10 minutes, he hooked a chain up to the car and pulled me right out! Yay my car was free once again...what a day!!!!

Check out more pictures of the day here!