Luscious California Coast BABYMOON!! Part 1
When Napper and I got married 6 years (!!) ago, we made a pact, every year on our anniversary, we would go somewhere we had never been together for as long as possible, just the two of us. It was one piece of psychology that had stuck with me from getting my Masters degree in Psych.... the part of the brain that feels that rush of newness and excitement when "falling in love," is triggered and activated when you go to a new place/do a new activity with the same person, giving you that falling in love all over again feeling. Worth a shot and so far, our relationship and marriage is getting better and better year by year!
This year, long trips halfway around the world were less appealing at 8.5 months pregnant, so we opted for a luxe, luscious California coast road trip. We flew to San Francisco on a Friday eve, picked up a rental car and the adventure began.
After dinner in the cute town of Larkspur at The Tavern at Lark Creek-- good food, odd service and felt a wee impersonal in terms of ambiance-- we drove another hour north in the dark to Nick's Cove on Tomales Bay. We have been to Tomales Bay before-- stayed at Mankas- but I knew Napper would swoon for Nick's Cove where I'd stayed with Lu a few years ago. Even though all the waterfront cabins (the best/totally sublime) were booked, we loved our cozy little cabin across the street with a water view-- Heart's Desire. We fell into bed the first night exhausted from the trip.
The next morning we awoke to our complimentary and delicious breakfast delivery. Fruit, homemade baked goods fresh from the oven, coffee, juice and eggs (the eggs are like $5 extra). After spending some time reading and journaling (one of the reasons I adore Napper is his willingness to work on himself and get all introspective!), we scouted out the dock and boat house, and then headed out for some hiking with complimentary waters, trail mix and brownies from the front desk.
As we drove around the breathtaking Bay to Inverness and the hiking trailheads, the coastal hike we had scoped out started looking a little marine layer gloomy. We decided to give it a try and hiked a sandy-ish path framed by wild blackberry bushes. It was lovely and then it was cold and foggy. We turned around and stopped at another trail up in the woods called the Sky Trail which was awesome as it was a forested delight only minutes from the totally different beach/coastal trail we had just been on.
Having had our fill of hiking (waddling for some of us!), we descended to the town of Inverness and hit Perry's Deli per a fantastic suggestion from the Nick's Cove front desk. With absurdly good sandwiches and a local mint chip ice cream situation in hand, we had a feast on benches on the edge of the Tomales Bay marshes. Yum and picturesque!
After lunch we checked out a store I could not resist the name of across the street-- Spirit Matters. Lovely little shop chock full of empowering books, soulful jewelry, sage, incense and all things thought and heart provoking-- the perfect dose of hippie, just the right amount!! With a bag full of treasures, we moved on to the town of Point Reyes on our way back to Nick's Cove. A stop in the Coyuchi outlet proved fruitful-- a whole new king bedding and duvet set, pjs, and baby outfits for $70!! We strolled the Main St. and then it was time for showers and naps and reading back at Nick's Cove.
Feeling refreshed, we got gussied up for dinner at the restaurant at Nick's Cove. Loved our table-- I called it the Captain's Table as it had the big steering wheel and best water views. Fantastic service, incredible barbequed oysters, crab cakes, the most incredible salmon I've had in years.... after such a stupendous dinner we had only to cross the street and put on pjs and robes before the wood burning fire and fall into bed.
We love Nick's Cove and this area so very much we decided we will one day have a little waterfront cabin of our own up there!!
Tune in to see where we stopped next.... Babymoons are delightful. xoxox
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