I enjoy incorporating my version of real events that happen around Southern California beach cities in my books. This time around I included Vista Beach’s version of a pumpkin race.
Every year Manhattan Beach holds a pumpkin race where people take their pumpkins, add axles and wheels and race them down the hill that leads down to the pier. Yep, that’s how we roll here at the beach. It’s a fun event for families. I lived here for many years before I realized it even existed. But when I did hear about it, I knew I had to have a pumpkin race in one of my books.
Here’s a video which will give you an idea what the event is like:
And here are pictures of some of the pumpkins I took at a race a few years ago:
For more and better pictures,
here’s a pumpkin race album:
This year the race is on Oct
28th, 11:00 am at the Manhattan Beach pier.
What fun!!!
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