Santa Cruz

is a laid back beach town, but it’s also got the mountains. It’s fun, the people are down to earth, it’s beautiful. Some beach areas are nicer than others, and the boardwalk, although often crowded in season, is a good time.

Luckly I live just “over the hill” and get to visit often, although I don’t go as much as I used to (and should).

As a little kid, my grandparents would take me here sometimes to stay with my grandmother’s aunt. She had a cozy house like right near the sand. Things are really different these days, but my grandparents said it was a piece of Paradise back in the 50s and 60s.

ha ha. I got high here with a bunch of strangers when I was 15.

Yesterday, I went to the boardwalk and as I was riding some ridiculously fast ride I realized just how many different types of people there were just hanging out there. Santa Cruz really attracts and accepts all kinds of different people. And I give them kudos for that.

This is the Spring Break destination of the West Coast. It is worth the time and the trip.