Point Reyes Lighthouse

Point Reyes Lighthouse

My husband was starting to feel bored on weekends and wants to do short road trips at least once a month. So, we visited Point Reyes Lighthouse on Sunday. It's about two hours drive from San Francisco. 

 Long curving roads, beautiful scenery... ahhhhh.... what a way to spend a foggy Sunday. =) This being a "food" blog, it's important for us to get some decent food before we start out on our trip.

We made a breakfast stop at Barefoot cafe located in Fairfax, CA. With raving reviews from Yelp, we decided to stop for breakfast. It's a cute tiny cafe located by the main street. It was packed but lucky for us, the breakfast crowd were just leaving as we arrived, so we seated quickly.

Egg Benedict

Pear & Almonds Pancake

We ordered an egg benedict and a stack of pear pancakes with almonds. The egg benedict was good but the pancakes were delicious. I love them. The pear was crispy and sweet paired with the soft fluffy pancakes. It was good.

After a hearty breakfast, we were ready to make our way up to Point Reyes. Passing a couple of milk cow ranches and waterholes along the way. It's a nice scenic drive. About an hour later, we finally made it to the entrance of Point Reyes Lighthouse and were pleasantly greeted by a baby deer which was busy grazing.

 

With a short hike, we reached the steps leading to the lighthouse. A total of 306 steps, it's no easy walk in the park. However, there were three viewing decks which gave us a chance to rest and enjoy the view.

Steps to Point Reyes Lighthouse

Total steps to the lighthouse

Finally, after a long drive and hike, we reached the Lighthouse! Unfortunately, it's too foggy and we didn't get much of a view.  Oh well, there's the long hike BACK - which I'm dreading... ;p

Next time, I will check the weather before heading out....

A hike along Cystral Spring

A road closure, a "lost" husband and an impromptu decision, that's how we ended up in front of Crystal Spring park. With my husband wanting to test his new camera, we decided to go for a hike at the park. 

Thinking it would be a short hike, we took only our camera and phones and set out. The trail looks relatively easy with paved roads. Being a sunny day, there were many families, bikers and joggers. No dogs is allowed at Crystal Spring park. 

Although I'm not particularly athletic, I love to go hiking with my husband. Walking through the trees and lakes, with no disturbance, we can talk for hours as we enjoyed the view. We would try to keep up with each other or slow down when one can't catch-up. I always find hiking a good way to improve our relationship. 

We had no idea how long the trail was as we did not checked out the trail map and information at the entrance. We had wanted to complete the trail but an hour later, and still no sign of the end of the trail, we decided to turn back. Half-way back, we realized that we totally forgot to bring water with us. Thirsty and tired, we were glad to finally "struggle" back to our car.

Well, lesson learnt - remember to read the trail map and bring water before starting a hike. Regardless, we enjoyed our hike and had a great day.