On a rainy Sunday afternoon, I put together a list of possible excursions for the next two weeks.
Walk to the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park – Clubhouse, Dorsey, Rio Del Mar (left), Aptos Beach Drive (right then sharp left, Spreckels Drive (right and right again), Soquel (sharp right)
Yoga Within – Intro class Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:15-8:30 pm, Sunday, Yoga for Meditation, 7-8:30, $12, 8035 Soquel Drive 831-687-0818, Aptos Village Shopping Center
Safeway – 16 Rancho Del Mar, take State Park Drive exit (near library)
Aptos Branch Library – 7695 Soquel Drive, Closed Sunday and Friday, Monday to Wednesday 11-7, Thursday and Saturday 1-5
Visit Audey – Don’t forget the rent
Goodwill – sink stopper, dish drain, mugs, shirt, sweater
Farmers Market at Cabrillo College – 6500 Soquel, Saturdays from 8 am to noon
Capitola Beach – Bus 55 (Rio Del Mar) catch bus at Rio Del Mar and Clubhouse, 17 minutes, arrive at Stockton and Capitola
Santa Cruz – shops: Bookstore Santa Cruz (1520 Pacific Avenue), Pleasure Point (shops and cafes) between Santa Cruz and Capitola (41st Avenue and Portola Drive)
Natural Bridges State Beach – take Swift Avenue west from Highway 1or follow West Cliff Drive north; view monarch butterflies from the observation deck; $10 day pass
Tai chi class
Pigeon Point Lighthouse – Tours Friday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, 27 miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1
Ano Nuevo State Reserve – Elephant seals, 2 ½ hours guided walks, 8 am to 5 pm, $7, make reservations online or 1-800-444-4445, 18 miles north of Santa Cruz
Carmel Mission – 3080 Rio Road, Carmel, CA 9:30 am to 5 pm Monday-Saturday, $6.50, 38 miles south
Tor House – 26304 Ocean View Avenue, tours hourly on Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 3 pm, $7, make reservations at 831-624-1813
San Jose attractions – Winchester Mystery House -- $31, tours 9 am to 3 pm, 523 Winchester Boulevard, 36 miles away, 408-247-2101; Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, $8 (with AAA) 1664 Park Avenue
Big Sur hike, wine at Nepenthe
Hot tubs at Esalen – Open to general public by reservation only from 1 am to 3 am for $20, payable by credit card, call 831-667-3047
San Francisco – Chinese New Year Parade, Saturday, February 27 along Kearney from Sutter to Washington, begins 5:30 pm until 8:00 pm; also a Street Festival in Chinatown on Saturday and Sunday
Aptos History Museum – Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm 831-688-6961
Mission Santa Cruz – Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, 831-426-5686; and Mission Santa Cruz State Historical Park, Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm, 831-425-5849
Neary Lagoon – 110 California Street, Santa Cruz
Soquel Village – Soquel Drive and Porter, Center Street (antique row)
Yoga Within – Intro class Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:15-8:30 pm, Sunday, Yoga for Meditation, 7-8:30, $12, 8035 Soquel Drive 831-687-0818, Aptos Village Shopping Center
Safeway – 16 Rancho Del Mar, take State Park Drive exit (near library)
Aptos Branch Library – 7695 Soquel Drive, Closed Sunday and Friday, Monday to Wednesday 11-7, Thursday and Saturday 1-5
Visit Audey – Don’t forget the rent
Goodwill – sink stopper, dish drain, mugs, shirt, sweater
Farmers Market at Cabrillo College – 6500 Soquel, Saturdays from 8 am to noon
Capitola Beach – Bus 55 (Rio Del Mar) catch bus at Rio Del Mar and Clubhouse, 17 minutes, arrive at Stockton and Capitola
Santa Cruz – shops: Bookstore Santa Cruz (1520 Pacific Avenue), Pleasure Point (shops and cafes) between Santa Cruz and Capitola (41st Avenue and Portola Drive)
Natural Bridges State Beach – take Swift Avenue west from Highway 1or follow West Cliff Drive north; view monarch butterflies from the observation deck; $10 day pass
Tai chi class
Pigeon Point Lighthouse – Tours Friday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, 27 miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1
Ano Nuevo State Reserve – Elephant seals, 2 ½ hours guided walks, 8 am to 5 pm, $7, make reservations online or 1-800-444-4445, 18 miles north of Santa Cruz
Carmel Mission – 3080 Rio Road, Carmel, CA 9:30 am to 5 pm Monday-Saturday, $6.50, 38 miles south
Tor House – 26304 Ocean View Avenue, tours hourly on Friday and Saturday between 10 am and 3 pm, $7, make reservations at 831-624-1813
San Jose attractions – Winchester Mystery House -- $31, tours 9 am to 3 pm, 523 Winchester Boulevard, 36 miles away, 408-247-2101; Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, $8 (with AAA) 1664 Park Avenue
Big Sur hike, wine at Nepenthe
Hot tubs at Esalen – Open to general public by reservation only from 1 am to 3 am for $20, payable by credit card, call 831-667-3047
San Francisco – Chinese New Year Parade, Saturday, February 27 along Kearney from Sutter to Washington, begins 5:30 pm until 8:00 pm; also a Street Festival in Chinatown on Saturday and Sunday
Aptos History Museum – Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm 831-688-6961
Mission Santa Cruz – Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, 831-426-5686; and Mission Santa Cruz State Historical Park, Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm, 831-425-5849
Neary Lagoon – 110 California Street, Santa Cruz
Soquel Village – Soquel Drive and Porter, Center Street (antique row)
