San Francisco to Santa Cruz

I left San Francisco after 4 unforgettable days and nights, to go to Santa Cruz. I decided to take the bus, even if the train is also an option but as usual more expensive and not really faster. I took the Greyhound bus. A couple of buses leave San Francisco daily to Santa Cruz, I took the one that left at 10:30AM (I woke up at 8:30AM at the hostel to arrive on time at 9:20AM at the bus station). The bus does some stops before to get to Santa Cruz, the principal one being San Jose. I arrived at Santa Cruz at 1:05PM. The bus station is located in the middle of the city, which really not too big. The hostel is between the 2nd and 3rd avenue on Main Street, close to the bus station, and close to the beach too! Unfortunately, the check-in doesn't start before 5:00PM, but the hostel offers lockers where you can put your luggage before to take a look at the beach or visit whatever you want to kill the time!