Santa Cruz

For the last weekend of my 13 weeks in Sonora, I went to Santa Cruz with a bunch of co-workers. We rented a big beach house with 4 bedrooms that was within 10 minutes of the beach. It was such a fun weekend! We'd go to the beach during the day, come back to the house and relax for awhile, and go to downtown Sonora at night.

The popular boardwalk/beach in Santa Cruz was not my favorite. It was overcrowded, difficult to find parking, expensive, and the traffic getting to and from the beach was terrible. Also, the actual beach was very windy and the sand kept blowing up in our faces. The next day we went to Capitola Beach, which I preferred a lot more. There were still a lot of people, but not as crowded as Santa Cruz, and it was more of a laid back beach town with cute little shops and restaurants. It had that quaint peaceful vibe which I loved.

Downtown Santa Cruz is a lot of fun, with good restaurants and cafes. It was fun just to walk around and explore. One place we really liked was called Pizza My Heart, where you can get specialty pizza by the slice. They have a Watsonville Apple pizza, which has green apple slices along with pepperoni and bacon. It was different and delicious!

Overall it was a great last weekend with all the new friends I've made in Sonora.

Andddd, I'm extending my contract! After my 3 weeks off, I'm coming back to Sonora for another 13 weeks. There is still so much I want to do and see in the area, and I've met so many fun, cool people here. I just wasn't ready to leave!

I'll be back to NorCal soon!