the mystery spot... how mysterious

hot mel and i arrived at the mystery spot - world famous in santa cruz and were annoyed that we had to pay five dollars for parking and five dollars each to get in. ripoff! we were thinking. we had to wait five or ten minutes to start our tour and we were both skeptical of the mysticism of the upcoming tour. our tour guide was perfect - she had perfect intonation and droll sarcastic cynicism.

mel and i were still totally skeptical as we watched the first demonstration - two people standing on level boards (and they were level bc i saw the bubble in the stanley yellow and black level) changing height bc one side was in the mystery spot and one was out. we didnt volunteer... but we of course tried it out as the tour moved on - and yes it worked. we were amazed again and again. i volunteered my chapstick to watch it roll uphill; i dangled my camera to see if it too was too heavy to push up the hill; mel got volunteered for a lot of things bc she was the tallest and she shrunk about four times in demonstrations (though she still seems taller than me so it must not have had any long term effects).

by the end, mel and i were just as amazed and confounded as the indian and chinese families accompanying us and had spent quite a lot of time giggling. i think we probably enjoyed more bc we were so skeptical in the first place - you have to see it to believe it.

leading theory to the cause for the mystery spot? there is a UFO crash landed in the hill and the motor is still running. riiiight. but you know they could be.

so i start yet again on a road trip, though i will be back tomorrow, and to commemorate another trip begun, a yellow mystery spot sticker will adorn my bumper.