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| PT Bonita- just before entering SF Bay |
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| Whooyah ! Made it to the Gate! |
Left Drakes Bay at about 7:15am and crossed under the Golden Gate Bridge at 12:15pm. Had to motor so that I would be sure of hitting the flood tide and thus smoothing out the bar conditions. As it was, there was no swell or chop on the bar and it was easy going. I did raise the staysail west of the bridge just to be able to say I (motor)sailed in San Fransisco Bay. I got a great day, mostly clear and should be able to upload pics tomorrow. I can sometimes get the Ghirardelli Square internet at anchor but it's spotty.
Aquatic Park is a part of the National Parks Service Historic Hyde Pier facility. No power vessels are allowed in and sailboats must be under 40 ft. Sailboats are allowed to use their motors so assist in maneuvering to anchor. Apparently I was suppose to apply for an anchoring permit ahead of time, but oh well.....they let me stay and said to have a good time.
A lot of swimmers us this park and do circuit around the breakwater.
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| View from the anchorage |
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| Rainbow over the city-but no rain |
Most don't have wetsuits on...........the water temp is 60F ...Hmmmm...maybe I should try it..........Not
Looked around the waterfront area a bit and got one of those great crab salad sandwiches you can get next to Fisherman's Wharf.
Planning to get to some of the other sights around the city tomorrow.
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| Chinatown |
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| Some great houses here |
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| stairs up to telegraph hill |
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| walkway to houses |
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More stairs up
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| Houses on the hillside |
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| Lombard St |
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| Aquatics Park and Bullwinkle about mid frame |
Ed
Aquatic Park is a part of the National Parks Service Historic Hyde Pier facility. No power vessels are allowed in and sailboats must be under 40 ft. Sailboats are allowed to use their motors so assist in maneuvering to anchor. Apparently I was suppose to apply for an anchoring permit ahead of time, but oh well.....they let me stay and said to have a good time.
Damn computers! Have you ever typed something, almost finished and hit the wrong button? So, as I was saying . . . congrats on making it to San Francisco!!!! You are making good time. I really didn't expect you to be where you are so soon. It seemed like it took a really long time to get to Oregon and now you're like *snap* in California. I bet Tracey is just kicking herself. I can just imagine the beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge . . . I mean, for a bridge, right?!! And Alcatraz - - what was that like, seeing all that history? The sandwich sounds really good right now - - make note of the sandwich shop. Tom and I are looking at hitting San Francisco in the spring.
ReplyDeleteO.k., here's your San Francisco joke:
One night at a bar in San Francisco, a sailor and marine, both on shore
leave, started arguing about which service was better, who could drink more,
who had the bigger dick, etc. Well, needless to say, the bartender stepped
in and said, "Okay, let's settle this once and for all; whip em' out!" So
the two guys whipped their dicks out and laid them on the bar. Just then
a gay man walked in. The bartender told the two guys to hold on for a sec while
he served the man. The bartender asked the man what he'd have. "Well, I was
going to have a white wine spritzer," the gay man lisped as he looked down
the bar at the two guys with their cranks hanging out, "but now I think
I'll have the buffet." bahahahahahaha
Love you - can't wait to see your pics!
Hey babe-great pics! Finally! Looks like you're having a grand time. Keep snapping!xxoo.
ReplyDeleteDad that's so amazing! I'm so happy for you! What great pics! Love You lots!
ReplyDeleteHey Edmeister,
ReplyDeleteI left my harp in San Francisco and was hoping you would
look for it while you were there.
Guess not! Remember though, put lime juice in your grog
to avoid scurvy.
Gayno
Love the pics!!! Chinatown looks amazing and you can't beat those row houses. Have fun. :)
ReplyDeleteNice pictures Ed! Looks like you spent some time there and hopefully caught up on a little rest. Look forward to your updates.
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