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  • Our last day in California.

    Our last day in California.

    Libby and I spent our last day in California visiting San Fransisco. We started early and caught the Cal Train from Mountainview (where Lloyd and Kathy live) into San Francisco. Our first activity in San Fransisco was to ride the cable car.

    We then spent some time walking around Fisherman’s Wharf and Lombard Street.

    We could have spent hours watching the sea lions at Pier 39, but the smell got to us!

    Libby and I split up for a few hours and she wandered around Fisherman’s Wharf and the beach area, people watching and reading. I went to Alcatraz.

    San Fransisco skyline from Alcatraz.
    Golden Gate Bridge from Alcatraz.

    Our final activity in California was a seafood dinner on Pier 39 with our amazing hosts. We watched the sunset over the wharf and had views of the sea lions and Alcatraz.

    Thank you Kathy and Lloyd and Mooney and Lexi, for making the us feel at home in California, for acting as tour guides and for making the start of our adventure, one we won’t forget.


  • Fog and rain and the Golden Gate Bridge…

    Fog and rain and the Golden Gate Bridge…

    The day began with a great deal of discussion about what we would do because rain was in the forecast. It was finally decided that we would drive into San Francisco to see Lands End, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands. Mooney and Lexi joined us for the day.

    Posing with the dogs at Sutro Baths Look at that sunshine, it didn’t last.

    Point Lobos and the Sutro Baths at Lands End in San Fransisco was our first stop. The sun might come out?!? The ocean was rough with high waves.

    As we continued we finally caught site of the Golden Gate Bridge. The first pictures are taken from Lands End and then we drove across the bridge to the Marin Headlands, where the last few pictures were taken. We managed to snap a few pics and then the fog rolled in, within minutes we could hardly see the bridge. Because of the shutdown of the US government many national sites are not accessible, including the Marin Headlands.



    Second day in California and second slug sighting!

    Chilly, rainy day and there were still people surfing. Brrrrrrrrr. Pictured are some California surfer dudes who had just finished for the day. They were covered head to toe. Our walk on the beach was short but Lloyd insisted on getting his feet wet (zoom in for his reaction to the cold water).

    Final stop of the day was a quick visit to Stanford, Lloyd’s alma mater. Libby and I are posing in front of Palm Drive and then in front of Memorial court, with the Main Quad and Memorial Church in the background. Canga the Goose was right at home in the rainy weather.

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