Part of the series: Vancouver to the Grand Canyon and Back Again!
<< Bandon to Sacramento
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| Happy Canada Day!!! |
We left our hotel in Sacramento in time to get to San Francisco for about 10am, stopping on Treasure Island for a chance to stretch our legs and to get some pre-arrival photos of the city.
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| Treasure Island |
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| Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco, CA |
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| Downtown San Francisco |
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| "Helping" the car up the hill |
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| And... Down we go! |
Our hotel was ideally located just a couple of blocks from Fisherman's Wharf on the bus route, but we were too early for check-in, and so we decided to go exploring for a bit.
We drove down to the harbor, got out and took some pictures of the Golden Gate bridge, and then headed across it for lunch in Sausolito.
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| Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA |
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| Clear as mud! |
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| Going to Sausolito |
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| Freezing, but enjoying lunch in Sausolito |
Despite the FRIGID weather, we ate outside, then wandered through the town, visiting art galleries and the little boutique stores for which the town is known.
We then headed back into the city across a bridge that was now completely fogged in, and checked into our hotel, resting a bit before supper.
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| Heading back into San Francisco |
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| Forbes Island, San Francisco, CA |
Supper was a surprise for us; Angharad had planned our entire trip down to the very last detail, and she was buzzing with the excitement of where she was taking us for dinner - it was a secret, and she had worked very hard not to let it slip.
As we wandered along the wharf, we admired all of the sights, commenting on the little lighthouse randomly placed in the middle of the pier, looking for the streetcars and all the famous sights for which Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 are known, deliberately not noticing every time she sort of veered off and asked for directions - there's nothing worse than ruining a surprise for both yourself and for the person trying to surprise you.
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| Coit Tower, seen from the top of the Forbes Island lighthouse |
In the end, we took a water taxi to Forbes Island Restaurant, which was inside a boat cleverly disguised as an island with a lighthouse. Supper was delicious, our waiter was fantastic (i.e. very cute, with a voice that was also delicious - I "misheard" the specials and forgot how to read just so that he would have to repeat them...) and after dessert we climbed up the lighthouse for a photo op that left us out of breath from laughing.
Juanita and Angharad decided to walk back to the hotel via Lombard Street, and I caught a bus; I had no desire to walk up that hill!
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| Laughing at the top of the Forbes Island lighthouse |
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