Escape Your Normal Routine with a Summer Girls' Day Out

A day out with your girlfriends can be exhilarating, rejuvenating, and just what you needed. Take some time to catch up, laugh, pamper yourselves and relive good memories from the past. Plan a fun day that takes advantage of summer weather with these girls' day out ideas.

Spend a relaxing afternoon lounging on the beach with guilty-pleasure gossip rags, comfy lounge chairs and a cooler full of fruity drinks and snacks. Naturally, the beach is most women's number one choice for an all-girl get-together. You get to work on your tan, sip summery refreshments and cool off in the crashing waves. Pack a big, bright, colorful cooler like the Metro Basket (pictured left) full of cool treats like fruit salad, hummus and veggie sticks and avocado sandwiches. Don't forget a large, waterproof picnic mat for everyone to sit on (check out the new designs 'Very Berry', 'Sea Breeze', 'Salsa Stripe' and 'All Spice'!).

Have an outdoor adventure - go canoeing, hiking, or charter a boat to take you on a 3 to 6 hour ocean or lake getaway. You can have a blast enjoying nature, getting some exercise and stopping to enjoy a hard-earned picnic lunch. Use a rugged, durable picnic backpack to tote all the necessities along, from food and beverages to swimsuits and towels. Many chartered boat trips include a catered lunch; splitting the cost between a group of friends makes it a great, inexpensive option.

Spend the day shopping and dining in the closest big city with a chic shopping district. Having friends along always makes shopping more enjoyable, especially when you're trying on uber-expensive designer clothes just for fun. Take a break halfway through the day to recharge and have some lunch at a sidewalk cafe.

Have a picnic among the vineyards at a nearby winery. You can go all stereotypical Hollywood-style girls' day out and rent a convertible for the day, cruising down back roads and enjoying the journey as much as the destination. Many wineries offer picnic lunches that allow you to relax on their grounds and enjoy the scenery after an afternoon of wine tasting. You could also bring along your own chic picnic set to enjoy a bottle of the company's finest along with some bread, cheese and fruit. (Bordeaux Cottage Garden Picnic Basket for 4 pictured left).

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