Slept the wary wandering mind of wrong time zone sleep. It’s like travelling in the car with kids and they ask all too often “are we there yet?” Your eyes open and flick to the clock, you expect it to be at least two or three hours since your last glance but it’s only 30 or 40 mins since you last looked. Eventually you finally get into a sleep zone that’s solid and all to soon you are woken by the daylight noises of people and far away places. It’s unfamiliar, it’s daylight and it takes just a wee bit longer to get into the zone.
Hence a lazy morning and we missed the first ferry to San Fran. Our hotel is certainly a great place to stay. Sat in the sun reading the paper on our little deck with the water lapping watching the world go by – slowly. It is amazingly quiet with the exception of the odd ferry and bicycle bell in the distance But we are only here for the day so time to get moving.
The Ferry trip across the bay takes in all the sites, Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco skyline and Bay bridge. Once at the port we walked around the pier to the magnificent structure of the bay bridge.
We walked some more and then caught a street car to Fisherman’s wharf. found the cable car and joined the large line to get on. Was worth the wait as there is something about riding on the outside, standing on the running board and hanging on to the side pole. Simply can’t imagine it ever being allowed at home.
It was about now that the camera battery floundered and died. No warning just no click. Buggar. Maybe it was a pertinent reminder to be in the moment and not in the lens. Whilst we were having a coffee on a park bench today we watched a trio of friends film and refilm and refilm at least a dozen times ( I kid you not) a sort a one, two, three jump thing…they didn’t speak English and I think it was Italian as they all tried to jump on Tre. They would study each take, mumble, moan and then do it again. I wondered what perfect world of smiling jumps they lived in and who was was going to be judging these tre jumps. We left before they did so I have no idea which one, if any, ever met the grade. Maybe they are still there, there jumps a little smaller, and smiles a little tighter.
Caught the ferry back, with weary feet and thirsty veins. There was a mist rolling over the hills above Sausalito that looked the a waterfall, cascading down the hill. Was really cool to watch.
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We headed out to the same Mexican restaurant ”Copita”, and it didn’t fail us. I had a slow cooked lamb dish which was stunning, with the exception of a sauce that should have come with a warning on it. I dipped a tortilla bread into it and nearly expired. The other half had a chicken dish with home made pinto beans and other delicious accompaniments. Ohh and don’t forget the Margarita’s.
All in all a great day in San Francisco and after this post it will be time for another restless, thin sleep, here’s hoping to some long stretches ready for tomorrow,s long haul.
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Stay in Sausalito and ferry across to San Fran.
Eat at Copita in Sausalito.
Buy a muni travel pass which includes streetcars, trolley buses, light rail and buses.
Charge your camera the night before.
