Anton and Fedi: Bodega Bay and Point Reyes Jaunary 15-17 2001

Day 1: Meet Penny at Point Reyes Station around 12:30. Bike Ride the most beautiful roads in Marin County past incredible scenery, and past wonderful bakeries and restaurants. It's a 35 mile loop and the last bit on Highway 1 was hard but well worth the effort. Anton and Penny quit at mile 7 from physical pain and traffic terror respectively. We met up again a few hours later and drove to Bodega Bay, where Penny's parents have a rental house that we were fortunate enough to be able to stay at.
Below is the loop. I was recommended to do it counterclockwise, so I had the wind with me on my way back to Point Reyes. Thanks Jen for the great tip.

Day 2:
We hiked around Penny's house to the beach and walked there. The weather was sunny but cold. The fog had cleared out. Then home for a quick lunch, then we drove to Bodega point and hiked there. Some of the trails are in sandy dunes, some on the beach, and some are through low shrubs and coastal flora.

Here is my artist rendition of the Bodega Head loop we did in the afternoon. It was about 7.5 miles of fun walking.

Day 3:
Best day of them all: hiking at Point Reyes. Sunny, possibly in the neighborhood of 65 degrees, but it felt warmer. Stopped at Bovine Bakery for croissants and tea. Anton had caffeinated Chai and some ibuprofen BEFORE the hike and was completely pain free. He felt so good he left ME in the dust, walking ahead of me and making me huff and puff. Stupidly, we didn't take any photos of the hike.
Below is the map of our loop. We started at the park headquarters and headed south on Bear Valley trail. Then headed up Old Pine Trail, took at right on Sky Trail on the ridge, checked out Mount Wittenberg, then needing to head home to feed dinner to the horses, we headed back down on Z Ranch trail, then back down Horse Trail back to the station and the car. We left Point Reyes at 2 and got back to Winter by 4 in time to feed horses, chickens, and collect eggs.
The best part was that the Valley had been under a blanket of fog the entire weekend, while we enjoyed sunshine on the coast.