I started Saturday morning off by once again walking to Fisherman’s Wharf (it was 1 mile from the hotel to the wharf) and getting my mini loaf of sourdough bread for my lunch. I also stopped off at Walgreens at bought some sunscreen – a day late. I was already pretty red from the sun and wind on Friday.
Our double-decker open top bus departed from Fisherman’s Wharf at 9AM – it was about 50 degrees, 15 MPH winds and of course, foggy. So it was a damp cold. Now couple that with the moving bus. I did remember to bring clothing for the cooler weather – sweaters, jacket, long pants but someone should have suggested thermal underwear!!!
The ride out to the Golden Gate Bridge was nice – we drove through some residential areas and saw some of the great architecture of the area. Our first stop was the Palace of Fine Arts – a 15 minute stop is not long enough to look at it all but it was just a riding tour per se. Next it was off to see what I came see – the Golden Gate Bridge. Even though it was heavily shrouded in fog (and I was freezing cold) – it was awesome to ride across the bridge in the fog. Then we stopped off at Vista Point – even more fog. Then we drove back across the bridge and rode through the Presidio, Pacific Heights and then back to Fisherman’s Wharf.
Next up was the downtown loop – which worked out great – I didn’t even have to get off the bus. The sun had come out and it had warmed up a touch.
After the bus tours I walked back to the hotel. I figured I would download the pictures I took and start editing them for upload. I had barely gotten started when I noticed some of the people from my group were walking back to the hotel – I had a great view of the street and the Golden Gate Bridge from my window. So I headed downstairs to see what everyone was up to and what plans they had. I decided while they were sorting it all out that I wanted to go take pictures and video of the crooked part of Lombard Street – heck it was only 3 blocks away – almost straight up!
Next up – the journey to Lombard Street.
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