These so called "freak pockets" in the world are where the laws of physics seem to have left their senses. This is where marbles roll up hill when it is realistically impossible, where brooms left to stand in the floor seem like they're stuck in the position, and remain standing, and where mysterious lights that are neither ghosts nor St. Elmo's fire appear so often.
In Santa Cruz, we have such one spot 'aptly named as the 'Mystery Spot' (there are other 'Mystery Spots' around America, and possibly, around the world but they're all called 'Mystery Spots'). This one, sad to say, is half-baked and really not-convincing. You have a selection of getting shrunk, walking in walls, weird seats and broom standing which, by far, is better done by other 'mystery spots'. Having teenagers explain things way beyond their league adds to the, for lack of better word, incredibility.
One explanation usually offered by these pre-pubescent tour guides would be that 'strange hunk o' rock' just across them over hills. Igneous or something. Isn't that cute? Well, we surmise you could at least spare a few dollars for the kid to heighten his awareness that igneous rock, is and will be, just your regular old rock. If they said that it was a giant piece of magnet, I would have nodded my head. But no.
You can reach the place (you can't miss it) directed by a big yellow-black sign with the words "Mystery Spot". World famous? Maybe it is, seeing it is still flocked by skeptical and non-skeptical tourists. Million visitors? You bet, if you counted backwards from the time this joint opened. Fun, fun, fun; hardly, but poking a tour guide for answers he might not have access to (its called bullying in some states) is surely worth your penny.
Just secure your car when you park. It might roll uphill or something.
In Santa Cruz, we have such one spot 'aptly named as the 'Mystery Spot' (there are other 'Mystery Spots' around America, and possibly, around the world but they're all called 'Mystery Spots'). This one, sad to say, is half-baked and really not-convincing. You have a selection of getting shrunk, walking in walls, weird seats and broom standing which, by far, is better done by other 'mystery spots'. Having teenagers explain things way beyond their league adds to the, for lack of better word, incredibility.
One explanation usually offered by these pre-pubescent tour guides would be that 'strange hunk o' rock' just across them over hills. Igneous or something. Isn't that cute? Well, we surmise you could at least spare a few dollars for the kid to heighten his awareness that igneous rock, is and will be, just your regular old rock. If they said that it was a giant piece of magnet, I would have nodded my head. But no.
You can reach the place (you can't miss it) directed by a big yellow-black sign with the words "Mystery Spot". World famous? Maybe it is, seeing it is still flocked by skeptical and non-skeptical tourists. Million visitors? You bet, if you counted backwards from the time this joint opened. Fun, fun, fun; hardly, but poking a tour guide for answers he might not have access to (its called bullying in some states) is surely worth your penny.
Just secure your car when you park. It might roll uphill or something.
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Taking a vacation in California? Why not make it worth the trip? California craft shows. Visit California craft fairs, that's what I use to check up on mine.
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