Thursday, September 25, 2008

8/23/2008 San Francisco



From Drakes Bay to the Golden Gate Bridge (9 days of sailing or motoring and 10 days of sitting at harbours), fog once again accompanied us as we saw only the bottom of the towers of the Bridge. With one freighter in sight, we realized we had little traffic to contend with in what could be busy traffic lanes. And then an amazing feeling to glide under this bridge in your own boat! We began to see the whole Bridge and realized we were really here.
Sausalito became our new home as we sat in SUNSHINE for many days. Bus trips into San Francisco to see Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf as well as strolls along Sausalito’s shores became the events of the day. A Jazz and Blues festival on the grass, not far from our boat, brought out all the locals one evening. Blankets on the grass and wine on makeshift tables were the way for close to 300 people. The other sailboat we had met in Newport had arrived one day ahead of us having chosen to motor that last day. We meet them for coffee and both recounted a windy sail around Cape Mendocino. They fly home to Vancouver for several weeks so it may be in Mexico when we meet again. Funny how these “strangers” are ones we look forward to connecting with again. Perhaps this is the way it goes.

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