Back in San Francisco

We made it back to San Francisco around noon on Wednesday. It was a very foggy day as you can see in this picture. Diane shot it as we were driving over the Golden Gate Bridge.


After checking in at our hotel, we walked down to Fishermans Wharf.


Then we headed over to spend some time at Pier 39, which is basically a huge mall built on the pier. We ate lunch there Wednesday and Thursday. Also at Pier 39 are the famous Sea Lions.


We walked further down to Pier 33 to purchase tickets for the Alcatraz tour. As we passed the piers, we spotted this little "family boat" that was tied up. Not sure what gazillionare this one belongs to.


Passing by the famous Fishermans Wharf sign again... had to get a self-portrait.


On Thursday, we headed over to Alcatraz. It was another grey day that made for lousy outdoor shooting. I took this one from the boat as we approached the rock.


Inside the cell house, here is a shot of the area of Alcatraz that was called "Broadway".


Outside in the rec area. This is the view of Alcatraz that the inmates had when they were outdoors.

Diane bought a book while we were in the souvenir shop (surprise, surprise). The cool thing about this book was that it was written by Darwin Coon - one of the last surviving inmates of Alcatraz. Mr. Coon autographed the book for her.


Later on Thursday while we were back in San Francisco dodging raindrops, we headed down to see the ruins of the "Sutro Baths". The Sutro baths were the largest indoor swim area back in the late 1800's. Long after the structure burned down, the United States Park Service bought the property and the ruins are now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.



We then headed over to the Presidio and drove around for a little while as the rain was starting to let up. We went down to the Presidio's Crissy Field and took another self-portrait.


At 6:00 PM we headed up for a walk on the Golden Gate Bridge. After our walk, I shot this picture with Diane's point-and-shoot at 6:30 PM. I set the camera on a flat surface and took a shot with a 1 second exposure. Pretty good for a dinky little point and shoot camera.