Come stay in our peaceful and cozy semi-rustic Mushroom shaped cabin in the Aptos (Santa Cruz), California woods. Shaded by Oak and Madrone trees and next to a Redwood grove, enjoy the great outdoors on the large deck or by taking a hike in the woods. (We have 10 acres adjacent to land with no fences.)

The cabin has a loft under a geodesic dome (the "mushroom cap") with a double bed, which is a cotton futon with 2" of latex foam on top. It is very comfy: guests sleep in late! We provide clean sheets: you can chose either smooth cotton sheets or cotton flannel. In the loft, we also have a 22" LCD Screen with a DVD player (no TV) for movies. (We have some movies you can view as well.)

On the main floor (a Pentagon) is a couch that doubles as a futon (which could sleep a third person), as well as a mini kitchenette. Here you will find a double hotplate, small refrigerator, toaster oven, blender, toaster, French Coffee press, etc. and all the dishes and equipment you would need to prepare a snack or a meal. We have 2 tables where you can enjoy meals, games, etc.: 1 inside and 1 outside on the large deck that faces the redwoods. We provide Sparkling Apple Juice, Organic Coffee, teas, Oatmeal, Fresh Goat milk from our Goat, spices, various snacks and filtered well water.

The cute bathroom has a Travertine shower, custom tiled sink and flushing toilet. We provide towels, soap, a hair blow-dryer, etc. (a word of caution: the bathroom has a low ceiling. If you are over 6' you may have to do a little ducking here and there.).

Although it feels very isolated here, we are only 7 minutes to Aptos Village where you will find stores, a theater, health food store, etc.

We are centrally located on the Monterey Bay: 10 minutes from the beach (Rio Del Mar and Seacliff State Beach) as well as Nisene Marks State Park for miles of hiking or dirt biking in the Redwoods. We are 20 minutes to downtown Santa Cruz, 23 min. to the Beach Boardwalk, 45 minutes to Monterey and 1 1/2 hours to San Francisco.

You'll find it very quiet here: great for some retreat time.

If you love hummingbirds, bring your camera. Our garden is the year-round home to about 40 Anna Hummingbirds. (We have about 60 in the summer!)

We do have Wireless. However, as it is via Satellite and our bandwidth is limited, you can only use it for email. (No downloading movies or music.)

Please, no smoking in the cabin or on the property.

Some cell phones don't work here, but if you need to make local calls, you can use our phone that we have in the cabin.

You are invited, if you feel you would be harmonious here, to come join us on our developing Permaculture farm. Pet the goats and enjoy the very fresh air.

Tired of the heat? Since we are on the edge of the "fog belt", it can be both sunny and cool here. If you want a noisy place, you won't like it here: most of the sound here comes from the birds chirping and the breeze blowing through the trees.