San Francisco

San Francisco

The fog posed a bit of trouble for us to see the Golden Gate Bridge today, but we did drive it and could see parts of it throughout the day. It was amazing to see how the fog hovered over the bridge. The rest of the city was clear toward the late afternoon, except for the bridge. Our first stop was the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which turned out to be a bit of a bust. We couldn't see anything due to the fog, and there was road construction delaying our travels. We did see some historical military sites and saw some people surfing.
We then crossed the notorious bridge and could see it well while driving over it, paid our $6 toll and headed to Fisherman's Warf.
The big green machine, affectionately known as sprout, is not meant for big city driving. We barely fit in the parking garage and the streets are quite narrow in downtown SF.
We had lunch on the pier, then boarded the ferry for Alcatraz. The girls loved the boat ride! We walked around Alcatraz, still unable to really get a good view of the famous bridge. The weather was awesome, minus the fog, and it was a great tour of Alcatraz. Madison slept on my back while Reagan, Mark and I took the audio tour. Reagan followed along for the entire 45 minute tour! We were amazed. She only told me once that she was ready to be done. I'm not sure it was 4 year old content or language, but she followed right along.
After our tour, we walked along Fisherman's Warf and headed back over the bridge we couldn't see.

Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge, the best view of it all day!

That bridge is back there somewhere!

Girls hanging out on the pier.

Riding the ferry to Alcatraz Island.


If the fog lifted, you would see the Golden Gate Bridge in the background...



Stairs on Alcatraz. I just thought they looked cool.


Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz


In a cell enjoying the audio tour.

Girls on the Agave Trail, no tequila shots or margaritas available, they're just enjoying the day!

Ferry ride back to SF.