Waking up early on vacation seems rather bad right? I hate getting up early, especially on vacation. Why do I get up early anyway? I also hate sleeping the day away when I paid good money for a trip I want to experience it all!!
So, coincidence has it that we get to sleep in on our first day of vacation!!! Seriously, sleeping in until 7am Pacific time is awesome! I live in the central time zone, so it was like 9am at home and that counts as a sleep in day!!!
Our hotel has absolutely the very best free breakfast I have ever had at a hotel. When we checked in they gave us coupons for free breakfast in the lobby. NO one ever checked to see if we had them. They had on one side a made to order omelet station and they also served pancakes, or french toast, hash browns and bacon and sausage. In the center they had pre made scrambled eggs, and potatoes, meats and pancakes. Then on the other side they had fresh fruit, toast and bagels, cereals, and juices plus a whole lot more. We even grabbed some bananas and apples for the room as a snack for later.
Our hotel was in the blocked zone for a Diva's race today so we couldnt leave until about 8:45.
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| Diva's Race |
Here is a photo from my room with a great view of the starting line. Most of the racers are in pink T's and pink tutu's.
Notice on the right hand side of the photo you can see some of the bay. Every morning the tide is out and the water is stagnant. It was really weird not to see even small waves hit the shore. In the afternoon there were small waves hitting the shore like normal.
Okay so off we go go to downtown San Francisco!! I plugged Fisherman's Wharf into my google maps on my phone and it took us right there. The traffic was pretty heavy but using the phone made the navigation easy and we had no issues. We drove west of the Wharf to the old military base and found free open parking. The Marina is there and the Crissy Park.
We are kind of winging it to see where the best place is to get a good picture of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Lucky us there was an open farmers market right there at the old base!! Inside they had a bunch of stand selling fresh fish, fruits, veggies, honey, flowers, and food stands. Many had free samples. The fruit was amazing. They were perfectly ripe and delish!! We bought peaches, Pluots, cherries and Strawberries. They were all organic too!
The flowers to the left were huge and gorgeous!
peaches and nectarines
The strawberries were delicious and juicy! The flavor is a million times better than buying in the store.
After putting our finds into the rental car we went for a walk to Crissy Field to get good pictures of the Bridge. San Fran is known for fog and today is no exception. Its cool out, breezy and foggy. We walked along the marinas and took some picture of the boats and birds. NO sea lions out though.
You can see Alcatraz so close, you wonder why no one could survive the swim in the past. I try and get some good pictures from my DSLR camera and want a few to post on facebook for friends at home. So I grabbed my phone out of my jeans pocket and there in the wind I see cash fly out of my pocket into the water. Now, the sidewalk where I am standing is about 5-6 feet higher than the water. I see two $1 bills and then a $5 bill... For $2 I am willing to let it go...for $7 I am kinda mad! The $5 bill is on the rock ledge that is like mini steps. too difficult to try and get, but I stand there for several minutes staring at my cash wondering how I can get down there to get it. I could dangle my feet down and have someone hold my hand. There are sharks in this water and if I fell in I would freak out. Mostly from getting wet. My husband was like just let it go, at least its not a $20 or $50!!
Ok Darn! I walk on and get a few more pics of the bridge and Alcatraz. I cant let go of the money loss!! It bugs me!! still even now I wonder is it still there? After walking down closer to the bridge we see a map of the area. The husband noticed how close Muir Wood is and always wanted to see Redwood trees. So we all quickly decide that we wanted to see them and then tour San Fran again tomorrow.
Walking back to the car my two $1 bills are floated away but my $5 is still there!!!
Now we get to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. As we do many movies come to mind where this is the spot they choose to kill off a character. 6 lanes wide and still very foggy. Pedestrian traffic is heavy too. You do not have to pay toll going this way.
The road to Muir wood is very twisty. Hair pin turns and steep hills. There are a ton of bicyclists, so be carefull. sometimes you dont see them right away because of the turns in the road, and the roads are very narrow. You cant always pass them for a while.
I am going to leave you now hanging for part 2 of my day.
I will post more pics of Muir woods and let you know about why I am in horrible horrible shape!!! A wrong turn on a hiking path, and seeing something incredible.
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