Winter in the The Hamptons

February is most definitely off-season in The Hamptons.

However last Saturday a few of us were desperate to get out of the city and breathe some fresh air and a blustery, wintery visit to the beach seemed like a good way to blow away the cobwebs.

Six of us (plus our newest, tiniest friend Amelie) headed to the fishing village of Sag Harbor for a walk and seafood lunch followed by a visit to the famous millionaire summer spot of East Hampton for some more chilly beach exploring and eyeing up the many seaside mansions.

The upside of February in The Hamptons is that the drive took only 90 minutes on quiet roads, we didn't have to wait for a table for lunch and we had East Hampton beach entirely to ourselves.

The downside was it started snowing pretty much as soon as we hit the beach for our walk!

{He's behind you...}

{My first time seeing snow on the beach I think!}

{No, not quite like beach weather back home in Mallloca!}

{I definitely want to see this beach again in summer}

Despite the weather we ended the day feeling pretty relaxed and had a beautiful drive home at dusk, spotting some more incredible dream homes as well as 5 or 6 deer running through the snowy forest.

My favourite time of year

The first snowfall hit New York this week. So I think that means my favourite season is officially over. As we're approaching the first anniversary of our arrival in New York it also means that Autumn was the final season we were experiencing for the first time here. 

I think October is my favourite month in New York with crisp sunny weather and lovely autumn leaves. 

The Upper West Side looked picturesque as ever in its Halloween/Fall decorations.

We saw 'Fall' at its best on a lovely Sunday walk upstate with Julia and Marc. It was a great day out to the very scenic Walkway Over The Hudson. 

We went for an explore of Poughkeepsie afterwards but apart from some big old houses there was really nothing to see and almost nothing open. Luckily we found a very good burger place to hide out in and fill up before the train back to the city.

We have our winter coats at the ready and are feeling prepared for a real New York winter!