Visiting our favorite beach, Hug Point, with Geoff’s cousins. At low tide, you can walk around the land outcropping to the north to a waterfall, caves, and the old beach road that was cut into the rock for jalopies before there was a highway.

We come to this corner at the north end of the beach whenever we need a sanity break. There is more or less to explore depending on how high the tide is. After storms, it’s littered with driftwood specimens, some of which we gather and turn into natural driftwood cribbage boards.

We explored the north end of the beach at low tide, foraging for driftwood and racing the sunset. We made it to this driftwood teepee in time to watch the sunset, then scrambled back along the riprap rock trail in the waning light.

Nedonna Beach is the local’s spot for quiet strolls and driftwood scouting. It’s just on the south side of the jetty and has a lovely beach.