San Francisco was pretty interesting!
Welcome to San Frisco said nobody as we set up in a RV park in South San Francisco. When one thinks of Frisco there are certain things that come to mind, and we are going to see all of them! Since we have heard all kinds of horror stories about the drivers in the city, we are going to try public transit to get around. This should be an adventure to say the least I suspect that to get from South San Francisco to any of the sights in town we will have to ride through several ethnic, or economic regions.
Our first day took us to Fisherman’s Wharf and where does one start when it comes to describing the Wharf? It was crowded, it was noisy, the aromas floating through the air were unbelievable and the experience was fantastic! By the time we arrived it was way past lunch time and deciding what to eat was not easy, finally we both opted for the clam chowder in a bread bowl. It was hot, it was filling and since I tore a hole in my bread bowl it was very messy. Later in the day I was surprised to see so many sea lions lounging around at the end of the pier, pictured below are just a few of them.
While at Fisherman’s Warf we got to see Alcatraz which was the next stop on our list to see. Pictured below is just a few of the photos I took while touring the “Rock”.
What would a trip to San Francisco be without cable cars or the Golden Gate Bridge? Well, it would be missing something and although we didn’t get a chance to ride a cable car, we did get to see one being turned around for the return trip. I didn’t think about it, but the cable cars operate quite a bit like a ski lift does except the car has to disconnect from the cable pulling it and get turned around manually.
The next day is chilly and rainy, but we went sightseeing anyway. This day Judy decided she had had enough of public transit, so we drove into the city. Since we didn’t feel like paying the toll to drive across the bridge, we did find a place to park and at least see the it. The second photo below shows just how big the cables supporting the bridge actually are. I never gave it much thought to just how big the cables had to be.
After leaving the bridge we found one of steepest streets in the United States. I could not believe just how steep it was and how tricky it was to drive it or even walk down it. Unfortunately taking photos or videos of the trip was rather difficult.
That pretty much covers our visit to San Francisco so we will be moving further south I’m pretty sure we are headed to Moro Bay.
Just a little note about the present. Everyone talks about spending winters in the southwest and I guess it may be pretty nice, but I can’t vouch to it. For the last three days we have been staying in one place because of blowing wind and this morning we woke up to SNOW! Yes SNOW, not much but any snow is bad. Thank goodness we are in southern New Mexico because up north they are getting almost a foot of the white stuff.