Vacation Home Overlooking Heart's Desire Beach at Tomales Bay

We three aging photographers were very comfortable and very much enjoyed the idyllic location.

Setting: Pt Reyes National Seashore is a peninsula with large cattle grazing lands surrounded by a bay to the East and the Ocean to the West. Miles of roads through the land provide opportunities to observe both scenery and wildlife. The park is just north of the town of Inverness. Helen's house is near the entrance at the junction of Pierce Point Road and Marshall. The house is on an acre or so of land. In March the lawn was blanketed with white and yellow daffodils and frequented by deer. The house has a peek-a-boo view of the bay to the East. There are also trees on the property that give the hillside home a secluded feel.

The house: a 2 bedroom bungalow (one story, cabin feel on the inside with lots of wood) with a generous living area, kitchen prep area with a sink, refrigerator, toaster, coffee maker, hand mixer. A snug cooking area shares the space with the dryer and noisy washer and is poorly illuminated with two of the 4 bulbs not working. Pots and pans, plates, cups and glassware, prep bowls, colindar, graters and a good knife set were there.

The master has a king bed facing the bay view. The other bedroom squeezes in a queen and twin bed. All the beds had memory foam toppers and were comfortably. There is a full bath with a heater and noisy fan (likely a bad bearing) and a half bath (no fan but a window). Central heat. Power outages can occur there. There is a large stone fireplace with wood supplies in the carport. LED lanterns are also supplied. Check the weather for Inverness but it rarely is hot enough to require any AC which we did not see present.

Wifi is weak and frequently dropped. There is no cell service. However, I was able to connect most of the time in the living room and make a Facetime call. My friend used wifi calling and only dropped once.

Water is from a well shared with two close neighbors. One is asked to conserve.

Shared spices etc were scant, so bring everything you may eed like cooking oil, sugar, shampoo and body wash, etc.

Just a great and beautiful place. Perfect time of year to come and perfect spot to relax and take in the scenery. Will definitely be coming back!

Very beautiful, comfortable, and lovingly tended home away from home!

If you love Point Reyes it is hard to imagine a better place to stay. Perfect location right next to Heart's Desire beach. Beautiful grounds. A view of the Tomales Bay. A huge fireplace that works great and is faced by multiple big comfy couches and chairs. Big kitchen with everything you need. Will definitely be back.