Santa Cruz City Guide

While looking for thrift stores in the area, I came across an attractive and easy to use online city guide for Santa Cruz. It lists thrift stores, yoga studios, farmer's markets, movie times, hiking trails and lots more. Unfortunately, no festivals are listed during the time we're here. Next time, we're have to schedule our stay to take in the Fungus Festival in January.

Aptos, Wiki Style

A few factoids from Wikipedia about Aptos, CA, soon to be our base of operations. Locals pronounce the name Ap-toss. It's an unincorporated area of several communities with a combined population of 25,000, situated on the San Andreas fault. The area is very hilly and largely residential. There are two state parks -- The Forest of Nicene Marks State Park and Seacliff State Beach. The population is 95% white and mainly couples and singles. For entertainments, there's an independent movie house, the Aptos Cinema. Restaurants include Erik's Deli Cafe, Taqueria Sofia's, the Brittania Arms, Manuel's Restaurant, Ma Maison, Bittersweet Bistro, Palapas, Sanderlings, and Cafe Sparrow. The Wiki article has links to the Aptos Community site, the Aptos Chamber of Commerce site, the Santa Cruz Wiki and the Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council.