Pumpkin Patching in Half Moon Bay

After going on four years of living the Bay Area, Gabrielle and I have discovered our share of our favorite regular sweet spots for both everyday and special occasion places. We have our regular donut shop, our regular favorite bar, our regular spot to sit in Dolores Park, our regular Farmer’s Market and Farmer’s Market booths, our regular Christmas tree pick-up corner, and even our favorite regular pumpkin patch.

Soon after moving here, we discovered that Half Moon Bay, famous for being a cute little coastal town off of beautiful bendy Highway 1 and for their annual Pumpkin Festival each October, was our favorite sweet spot for pumpkin patching. We’ve been going to Bob’s Vegetable Stand and Pumpkin Farm for the past couple of years and frolicking in his pumpkin fields every October until we find the right pumpkins (one big one for me to carve, one medium-sized one for Gabrielle to have, and one small one for Macky) to take home with us. Going to Bob’s each year has become a tradition, and there we can enjoy the beautiful field, the mountains, and even the beach right on the other side of the road.

Our pumpkin selection process at Bob’s is always the same. It’s a rigorous one and can be a bit unconventional…

We seek out qualified pumpkin candidates from all ends of the patch, searching near and far for the right ones to bring home…

Overcoming challenging obstacles… Heavy wheelbarrow loads…

…Eventually we find the perfect one for us and to take home.

This one right here’s a keeper.

Here’s to us celebrating our five year anniversary together this month. I know there’ll be many more years of new traditions (and pumpkin patches!) in our future…