Last week a few of my close girlfriends from Manhattan came out to a small beach town north of San Francisco called Stinson Beach. It was a little cloudy on the beach but there was so much to do in the area, we really had a wonderful time.

Henry had a friend his same age so they were in heaven playing together

We stayed in these adorable cottages a few blocks from the beach. They were perfect because the doors all opened up onto a beautiful shared deck and the kitchen was amazing! Every night we bought fresh produce from the local market and cooked up some seriously delicious meals.

There was even a lemon tree full of lemons ready to be picked to make fresh lemonade

On my goodness! Crazy story! One day at the beach a baby great white shark beached itself in the shallow water! It took a while to help it get back to the open sea and as you can imagine, it drew quite the crowd. Poor little guy!

Another day we headed up to Bolinas Bay and Point Reyes. The tide pools were so fun to explore and we hiked up to some incredible views

 

For the first time all week, we found sun in Tomales Bay and planted ourselves on the sand all afternoon. 

We already decided we’re making it a yearly tradition. Do you do anything like this with old friends?