Our trip to California was crazy because we packed so much in such a short time. On Thursday, August 21st, we drove from Lake Tahoe to Twain Harte to visit with Chantal and Travis for the day, which was a lot of fun. Neither of us were ready to leave that night, but we already had plans to go to San Francisco Friday with Dad, so we drove to Sacramento late Thursday night. I was driving and missed the turnoff (still can't figure how that happened, but leave it to me to get lost! :-P). We finally made it to my grandparents house around one in the morning. Needless to say, we were tired. Dad didn't drive down from the Lake that night (so we really could have crashed at Chantal and Travis' after all--go figure, right?).
J had never been to San Francisco, and since there is so much to see there, we chose just a few areas (we are planning another trip when we go out for Thanksgiving). We drove into the city on the Bay Bridge and out of the city on the Golden Gate.
Our first stop was at the Coit Tower, which has a spectacular view of the city, the Golden Gate, Alcatraz, and Treasure Island. These first few shots were taken from the lookout point at the bottom of the tower. If you look past J and Zuri to the right, you will see the Golden Gate Bridge shrouded in clouds.
Treasure Island (above). J and Zuri walking at the base of the Coit Tower.
We went through China Town! 
We spent most of our day at Fisherman's Wharf. There is always so much going on there--we could have spent several days and not be done. One of the oddities that we saw were several people dressed entirely in one color. The sparkling guy below. In the picture of the beach, if you look closely on the right, you will see a guy completely in gold. We also saw a guy in silver (but we were in the car and I couldn't get a good picture). 
Treasure Island (above). J and Zuri walking at the base of the Coit Tower.We went through China Town! We spent most of our day at Fisherman's Wharf. There is always so much going on there--we could have spent several days and not be done. One of the oddities that we saw were several people dressed entirely in one color. The sparkling guy below. In the picture of the beach, if you look closely on the right, you will see a guy completely in gold. We also saw a guy in silver (but we were in the car and I couldn't get a good picture). 
I thought the sign was funny, especially contrasted with the picture of all the sea lions on Pier 39.
Sweet! A store for us lefties! Even the workers are left-handed!
The Golden Gate on our way out; it was a good day.
If you come back to San Francisco, you will have to come and visit! We are just 45 minutes east of San Francisco! We would love to see you!
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