Mike and I found the cutest, coastal town south of San Francisco. The Half Moon Bay Coastside is a charming seaside town nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. This adorable town has a historic downtown is filled with local artisan shops, beautiful state parks, fields of wild flowers, and trails along ocean bluffs and mountain ridges.
Spanishtown, or Half Moon Bay as it is now called, is perhaps the oldest settlement in San Mateo County, dating back to the 1840s. For thousands of years, the land was inhabited by Ohlone Indians. In the 1840s, land grants were given to early Mexican settlers.
With the gold rush, Americans and others of many cultures soon followed. The early community became known as “Spanishtown” because of the number of Spanish speaking inhabitants there. In 1874, Spanishtown officially became known as Half Moon Bay, named for the beautiful crescent-shaped harbor that lies just north of town.
As the late 1800s passed, the area’s character became established by the diverse representation of cultures that made the Coastside a prime example of the American melting pot.
We had lunch at the cutest Mexican restaurant 'Spanishtown- and it was soooo tasty.
Cuuutttee
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