So, my Dad (Jim), brothers (Clint and Ben) and I set out for San Francisco on July 2. We flew in the morning, got our car and went straight to Fisherman's Wharf. There we enjoyed some delicious clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls. We ate at a cool sourdough bakery called Boudins that makes an array of excellent baked goods, including these that look like various sea critters.
After lunch we set out on a cruise around the Bay. Apparently the cruises out to Alcatraz are booked months in advance, so we pretty much had no shot at that. So, the next best thing is to take a boat that travels underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, and then around the island and its prison. The boat was the home of some pretty cheesy narration pointing out the sites, but also home to great camera angles of the bridge. 
Pictured here: Clint about to lose his sourdough to the jellyfish below. Luckily he was able to keep it in.
Alcatraz is a pretty creepy place. It's in a state of complete disrepair, and it's always cold and windy. The high temperature while we were there was about 61 degrees. This was the first week of July! Honestly, it felt nice to get out of the 100 degree temps here, but living on an island in the Bay would be pretty foggy and cold all the time. Not so fun. Moving on . . . to quote 'So I Married an Axe Murderer,' "This way to the cafeteria!"
As we waited in line for the cruise, we spotted the glorious state bird of Utah, the California Sea Gull! OK, so it's not so glorious. But it had chicks, which were actually kind of cute. Who knew?
After the cruise we hit the Aquarium of the Bay, which was kind of disappointing, actually. It was a nice place, but it was about the same square footage as my house. So, it took us about half an hour to see everything there. Still, we got some good photos.
Jim got to pet a shark, which was pretty cool. These are the most docile sharks in the world, apparently. They just sat there on the sand bar the whole time.
OK, that's enough pictures for one post, methinks. Part II will bring you the real reason we made the trek to the City by the Bay. I know what you're thinking right now, "Hmm, guys-only trip to San Francisco . . ." No. Just, no. Stop it. That's gross. It's definitely not that. Part II will be great, I promise (even if it takes me a week to remember to post it).
4 comments:
Please don't leave us in suspense that long, I really want to know why you went. Since it might be awhile since you tell us I can make some guesses.
You all wanted to buy your wives pearls straight from the ocean. You wanted to dive and find a clam and open it and find a pearl. And you would do this until you found the biggest and fattest pearl? Even if that means openeing a thousand clams and thus causing the clam population to go endagared. WOW Matt!
You Don't like your kids and need a break?
You went to some sporting event
You are all looking for jobs there because you want to start a colony where you live the law of consecration and never let your wives and kids leaves. That way they will be protected and sheltered from the world.
You heard about an awesome way to flip houses and some investing things that sounds totally legit. Then you are going to get all your friends involved because it is so great. Then when you go under we go under too, we probably won't be friends anymore. Don't bother asking us. We will already know about it, we will probably try to sign you up first. Ü I mean after all we only need 20 people under us and we will all be making 500k a month!!! Seriously.
Thats all I can think of now. You better hurry and post or I will be leaving daily comments....
San Fran is the best. Matt, now you need to take Jenny on a getta way! I love the blog. Pink is Pretty.
I'm being sent to San Fran for business in a few weeks and I've never been, so thanks for the touristy ideas. I'll give your love to the chicks. (ahem... the seagull chicks.)
Yup. Pretty girly background. If I knew how to spell that whipping noise people do when their dude friends are whipped, I'd write it right... here.
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