San Francisco

Riding the BART

We've been in the San Francisco area this week.  The girls were especially interested in the whole mass transit thing.  Going from Pacifica to Fisherman's Wharf, we used a combination of BART train (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and MUNI (San Francisco Municipal Transit) which included buses, cable cars, and trolleys.

 



Katy really enjoyed being able to use her transit card and get anywhere she wanted to go.  She'd make a great city dweller.  She loves museums, restaurants, and shopping.



At Aquarium of the Bay



We learned even more about Pacific Ocean Sea Life at Aquarium of the Bay (http://www.aquariumofthebay.org/).  The sea creatures of the cool Pacific waters look different than those of the warm Caribbean Sea we're used to enjoying.  Though it's beautiful here, I'm definitely a warm weather girl and just can't get that relaxed, laid back feeling like in the Caribbean.





China Town



 

We strolled along the streets of China Town and did a little souvenir shopping.

 

On Friday morning, we took a cruise of San Francisco Bay that went under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz.  The weather was pretty cool, in the 50s and of course very windy.  The views from the bay were spectacular and we were glad we'd braved the weather and ridden on the top deck.

 


 


Golden Gate Bridge in the background.







Sea Lions at Pier 39



At Pier 39 we enjoyed some excellent sourdough bread at Boudin San Francisco Sourdough.  They make a great product and form it into such entertaining shapes.



Today we're doing some catch up around the house, getting ready to move again in the morning.  Tomorrow we're headed to Los Angeles for the week. It's hard to believe we've been on the road for over 4 months now.  It's still going well.  Everyone's getting along good, which is sometimes surprising in such cramped quarters.  I have noticed that some of us (mainly Hannah and I) are loosing steam lately.  We tend to be the home bodies of the family anyway, so I think we're just missing our personal space and down time.  But tomorrow we'll be ready to go again.  The girls have REALLY been looking forward to going to LA.  I'm sure we'll be quite busy this week trying to fit in everything they want to do.





Oh yes, Sophie is having a big day today, she has a play date.  Sophie met a sweet little 7 month old Maltese shih tzu mix, Winnie,  at the RV resort this week, and we're watching her while her people are out for the evening.  They've been having lots of fun playing.