West Marin Weekend

When My Beloved and I tied the knot 10 years back, we received as a wedding gift a weekend at my friend Bonnie's vacation home on Tomales Bay, out in the western side of Marin county. The house is unique, set as it is on pilings at the far end of a very long dock, so the house is completely surrounded by water. Gulls, pelicans and twittering swallows fly by at eye level. Envious kayakers scull over to get a closer look. The sun rises in an amazing fireball across the water. Windy afternoons turn to tranquil nights and peaceful mornings. Moonrise is spectacular in this place.

We loved it.

Ten years later, Bonnie had the idea to reprise the gift as a celebration of our 10th anniversary and we settled on last weekend as The Date. She even stocked the fridge with champagne and cheeses. It's no wonder I've kept this friendship through 45 years and counting. One doesn't let friends like this ever get away!

This is half the view from our Honeymoon-Plus-Ten cottage, at sunset. Oh, yes.