On our way to half moon bay Josh stopped at a road side market to buy me some
cherries. They were so YUMMY! I
was surprised by the amount of fruit crops along the coast to Half Moon Bay
State Beach.
We made a
quick side trip to Pidgeon Point because the lighthouse was just too cute to
pass. We walked behind the
lighthouse on an overlook and watched sea lions sunbathing. Sea Lions….actual sea lions! I know they don’t come from the zoo but
I’ve never seen them in their natural habitat.
Bean enjoyed
the ocean for the first time. He
chased waves, shadows of the sea gulls, and hopped around the sand.
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He provided
us with hours of entertainment.
Next
stop…SAN FRANCISO.
Whatever
happened to predictability, the milkman, the paperboy, the evening t.v.???
Yes, we
found the Full House house. There
was a small warning sign reminding us not to be too loud or do anything to
cause the neighbors to say “How Rude!”
Wow, the
streets in San Francisco are seriously at a 45 degree angle but all the homes
and stores had such beautiful architectural design that stayed consistent
throughout the city. It made the
city feel so quaint.
This city
LOVES the outdoors and I think that was another reason why I LOVED it.
We met some
friendly officers that tried to talk us out of riding the Golden Gate
Bridge. They said it is like
looking down into the Grand Canyon.
Wha!?!? Had they read my
blog???? Do they know how I feel
about that???
Despite
their warnings about the wind and height we rode the bridge.
I am soooo
glad I didn’t miss out on this. It
was an incredible experience. And
because we brought our own bikes I think we looked like the locals.
Except when
Jenna stopped in the middle of the trail and I ran into the back of her. Otherwise, you would have never known
we were tourists.
Make sure
you get all the way to the water side of the bridge if you want to stop for
pictures or talk AND don’t stop at the entrance for pictures because you’re in
everyone else’s way.
You’re
welcome for that tip. ;-)
We did take
the officer’s advice and head down to Crissy Fields to ride our bikes around
town.
This town
LOVES bikers and I suggest if you ever visit you need to explore the town on a
bike. Everyone shares the road;
bikers, cars, and pedestrians.
We try to
use YELP when we want to try new places to eat. That’s how we found lunch, CodMother. It is a permanent food truck and the
food was great. We could have
easily shared but oh well, we are riding bikes so let’s eat all the things!!
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Josh wanted
to ride Lombard Street. Honestly,
I was not feeling real confident about that so Jenna and I sat at cute little
coffee shop and had an iced zebra mocha while we waited and prayed for Josh to
return safely to us.
Later we
drove Lombard Street and it was incredible but I still think I made the right
choice about not riding it. You
know me and how dangerous and I can be to myself and others, I would have ended
up running into a car.
I know we
just recently ate but there was a DELLI that had to be tried. Not just any deli, it was a
Ghirardelli.
We ate until
we were sick but it’s okay because we were riding bikes. We shared the Lands End. It had 2 brownies, fudge, caramel, sea
salt, ice cream, whipped cream and a cherry. It was MORE than enough for us.
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After 11
miles of riding we decided to get in the truck and drive through China Town and
head to the Giants game.
The wind…oh
my the wind. Have you ever pedaled
into the wind? It’s like a bike
treadmill. I’m pretty sure that we
looked like tourists at this point.
We showed up
to the game needing tickets. We
didn’t really care about our seats we just wanted in so that we could
experience the game and see the stadium.
We must have
had the look when we walked up because every scalper in the area was offering us
“the best deals”. They were
arguing with each other about what we should spend.
Thank you
StubHub, we got cheap tickets and enjoyed the game like true tourists.
We stayed
until we were hungry and then decided to stop at Slice House on our way
back to tiny home.
Tomorrow we
are off to Yosemite, YO!
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