Fish Taco's and Fog

This weekend was sweltering in San Jose. It was also the weekend of the big release of the new Harry Potter book, The Half blood Prince.
Laura and I started the weekend off with a short little trip to Barnes and Noble on Friday evening (late friday evening) to pick up the new Harry Potter book. She got her copy at 12:42 am, and we happily drove home.
Saturday was predicted to be hot. really hot, and neither of us wanted to experience what the weather had in store for the valley, so we decided a movie was first on the agenda. We saw Willy Wonka and it was BY FAR, without a DOUBT, 1000X better then the original. It was wicked, funny, and full of very adult inuendo's and references that are beautifully twisted. Johnny Depp.....the only actor I could ever imagine doing this role. great movie.
So back to where the fish taco's and fog fit into this post. After the movie, it was too hot to go home, so we decided to get in the mini and go to Half Moon Bay where we knew it was at least guaranteed to have some coastal cooling for us. It was a bit stuffy going over 92, but when we got to Half Moon Bay, it was much cooler. I think in the high 60,s and partly foggy. I was pretty hungry by now, since I had only some buttered popcorn at the matinee, and was ready for something else. We looked up and saw the Flying Fish cafe, which looked like a corner dive. She had heard good things about it, so we went to try it out. I was feeling like fish taco's, something I usually dont get, but have started to crave more often now. $2.89 got me the best fish taco I have ever had!!!! sooooo gooood. (I actually had 2) Laura got the shark taco's and we split some crabby cheese bread. The crabby cheese bread was exceedingly good. They put lots more crab on top then I would have expected. Great flavor, and acceptable portions. I wanted to take the Flying Fish home with me, but the resturant wouldn't fit in the mini. :(
We came home, and later that night, since we ate kinda early, I was getting hungry around 8. I decided that my fish taco craving was not over, and I had suggested going to my old standbby eatery, Baja Fresh. I had never tried their fish taco's before, and though I would give them a try. Bad idea, they sucked and I ended up just eating my rice and some of Laura's burrito.
We decided to make a date to go back over the hill early and beach hop Sunday to read our books. We were up and out of the house by 9:30, stopped in Los Gatos for a little Crepe, (actually they were really big, and over filled, so we couldnt eat all of ours) and started up Hwy 1. We stopped at San Gregorio beach first, where it was 61 and really really foggy. (dare I say a little chilly for the convertible and a t-shirt, but I was going to be strong dammit) We read for about 2-3 hours, and decided to go to another beach after a quick pit stop. Most of the beaches were full by now, since it was about 2pm, so we decided to head back south and go to Capitola. It was foggy and in the 60's most of the drive, but AT LEAST we were not dying in the heat of the valley. Phew. As we approached Santa Cruz, the fog was lifted there and it was in the 70's. Still very nice weather, suitable for a happy day. Traffic was crazy around the wharf/boardwalk, and we were both getting really hungry by now. After a quick and easy discussion, we decided we needed to eat, (my stomach growled just as we decided) and set our sights on the Crow's Nest. We arrived there around 4ish, and of course, I needed to make up for the crappy fish taco's last night, so guess what I ordered? yeah, fish taco's. They used mahi mahi, very tasty, and wasnt breaded, which I liked in the fish taco. The tortilla's were dry and flavorless, and tasted like cardboard smells.
It was a very fun weekend, and I suspect I'll have had my fill of fish taco's for now, but next weekend, who knows....
BTW.... when we got back over the hill at 6ish, it was 96 degrees. iichhh.