Just One More Little Excursion Before the Race (Sat June 14th)

Leaving the ferry port for a ride in the Bay.

Well, we have a little gap between briefings, and Sue convinces me that we need to get out on BART to go see a bit of San Francisco. Today's mission - the ferry to Sausalito and back in time for the Start Banquet.

We hop BART from the Concord stop and ride to the Golden Gate Ferry Terminal.  The Baldwin Family Flyers (Classic 26 - Caroline, Lydia, and Cara) are with us too. We sort out the buttonology on the BART machines and then the bottonology on the machines to get a "Clipper" ferry ticket. All done just in time to board the Sausalito Ferry.

The San Francisco skyline

It's a great ride on the water - pretty breezy...or "airish" as Sue is fond of saying. As we pull away from the terminal, we get a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline.

We have one VERY windswept photo of our group on the ferry, but I've censored it from the blog.

Alcatraz

As we churn through the water, we pass Alcatraz, which always reminds me of the old Kirk Douglas movie, "Birdman of Alcatraz."

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

The sailboats on the water are beautiful and relaxing to gaze at.

Sailboats in the Bay

 Finally, we pull into the Terminal at Sausalito, only to discover that we have about 15 min for a very quick hike up and down the main drag before we need to reboard for our return trip to SF and Concord. It is a very picturesque place, and pretty full of tourists. Nonetheless, it will be a great place to keep in mind for my next visit to the Bay Area. Lots of little shops and restaurants.

A quick walk in Sausalito