Bodega Bay

Where the vineyards finally give way to the Pacific, Bodega Bay is the coda to a Sonoma trip — a working harbor of salt-bleached shingles where crab, salmon, and oysters still come off the boats. Drive over the coastal hills, trade the warm valley for cold fog and a long beach walk at Doran or Salmon Creek, and let the ocean reset everything. Sleep above the water, eat what the morning's boats brought in, and simply embrace the sea.