Zumba! and Santa Cruz

So I went to the Zumba! class and WOW it was fun!! It was fast foot work and A LOT of booty shaking! I kept up the best I could and the BB registered 47 mins. of activity... It was cool to see the spikes!! It is sunny and 75 degrees out and I am thinking about going to beach in Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz, California, is situated on the northern part of Monterey Bay about 74 miles south of San Francisco and 30 miles from San Jose. Santa. About 10% of the land area of the county is devoted to State Parks, several of which are within or adjacent to the City limits. Santa Cruz is the quintessential beach town. It was here that Hawaiian royalty first introduced surfing to the mainland--and locals and visitors alike have been riding the waves ever since. Not far from the surf break, calliope music and laughter fills the air at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the West Coast's last remaining seaside amusement park. A few blocks from the beach is Santa Cruz's newly renovated downtown. The pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined streets are filled with vibrant shops and galleries, outdoor bistros and sidewalk musicians - all in keeping with Surf City's offbeat personality.