Life in sunny California

The Cheap Campers have been official Californians for over one full year! Phil has returned to weekend warrior status, so let's look forward to more frequent travel blog updates!

We will continue to document our travels across the Western Hemisphere!

Stephanie and Phil's Travel Blog

Hi! We are Phil and Stephanie and we backpack and hike all throughout the world. Below are short updates of our recent adventures and how we managed to do them while living on a shoestring. Scroll to the bottom for a slideshow of our travel photos.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Bonny Doon

Bonny Doon Beach 
North of Santa Cruz
May 23, 2010

We took a day trip along the coastal highway to check out Bonny Doon beach. It was super windy, but what pretty beach! It's shaped kinda like Hanauma Bay in Hawaii and the cliffs really reminded me of Inishmore, the Aran Island we camped on in Ireland. The water isn't warm enough to swim in yet, but it was still neat to see the closest beach to our house. 


Bonny Doon waves

We also scoped out a neighborhood in Santa Cruz we really like called Capitola. It's a town that's right on the beach but close to the highways too. Too bad the average 2 br home price is about $750,000+! We did see a teensy little one bedroom shack that was only $400,000 though.....


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  1. Katie CoxMay 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM

    Love Capitola! They even have their own surf break that, as I recall, is one of the best in the area!

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