HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOM EDNA!!
Today we woke up feeling a bit better. We piled into the van and headed across the Golden Gate Bridge! This morning, you could actually see parts of it!
We stopped at a little park on the other other side and let the crew wander around and take pictures. They were back pretty soon. It was cold out there!
Then we drove on to Sausalito to show them the funny houseboats. We stopped at a very nice breakfast diner and had pancakes. They were yummy. Back in the van we then went to Muir Woods to stomp around in the Redwood park.
Then we returned to SF and decided to try to get the folks on the "Escape from The Rock" cruise which, although not a trip *to* the island, is a cruise *around* the island. We were successful in that regard! While they were cruising, we went to the Alcatraz tour and got three "stand by" tickets for later that afternoon. Then, Russ and Damian headed to a lovely bar for several rounds of drinks.
The folks returned. We hung around for the "stand-by" opportunity, but we only had tickets 18, 19, and 20...out of 20. And they only took #1 and #2.
So we went back to the Italian restaurant where Dad Garry ate even more food! Hooray!
Then it was back to the room where we packed up and prepared for our return trip to Baltimore.
