Cloudy with a chance of Seagulls

ahhh.  Yet another fun-filled day here in the Bay area.  Monday videos.
We started our day with a breakfast sponsored by Wyndham.  After giving them a quick survey we were off yet again.

Today we rode our first cable car down to the pier.  It was quite an adventure.  We were seated inside (those outside seats go quickly) and enjoyed riding down the steep hills as opposed to climbing them.  (my legs have discovered muscles they never knew about or forgot about, alternately climbing up and then down the mighty streets of San Francisco.  LOL

Down at the bay we headed for Pier 39 - destination - a Blue and Gold bay Cruise.  It was a part of our City Pass packet and it was fun.  The boat goes out under the Golden Gate bridge, turns around in the deeper water of the ocean and then returns to the pier by way of Alcatraz Island.  We didn't take the tour of Alcatraz but were able to see most of the way around the Rock and got lots of pictures and video. 

On the way into and out of the bay we passed the resident Sea Lions at pier 39.  They are pretty fun to watch. 

While on the boat - we had a couple of sea gulls  riding the air currents towards the bridge.  They'd be even with the boat and then gone on a strong current.  But they would be back and forth many times out to the GG bridge.  Just one of those simple things in life that is great to watch.

Lunch was at Bubba Gumps - yummy shrimp 5 ways.  We just shared and were ready to see the Aquarium by the Bay.  In this aquarium you walk under tubes of water filled with fish from the small sardine and anchovie to a mighty shark.  (one tube for fresh water and one for salt).  The octupus was playing hide and seek but the whole experience was a lot of fun.  At the last part of the tour you can (and we did) touch Sea stars, baby leopard sharks, sea cucumbers and Rays. 

Then we took a bus up up again.  Destination - Coit Tower.  Matt decided not to take the elevator to the top but I went up with the camera to see what I could see.  I could spend hours up there gazing at the city. . . but knew the Man of Lower Heights was waiting for me at the bottom. 

We walked back down to the bay and caught the F train back to pier 39.  Someone left her blood sugar monitor at Bubba Gumps - now who could that be?  Retrieved it and took another train to catch the Hyde and Powell cable car back up the streets. 

That cable car station is very popular and we had a wait in line.  We were entertained by a street musician.  (they all seem pretty good around here) and then boarded our car.  Once again seated inside.  Going up is so much different than going down in the car.  This route had many steep ups and steep downs with the brakeman advising us to HOLD ON!!!

We were headed for Za's pizza (have heard it is wonderful) but decided to save that for another day and ate at Sears (Fine Foods - not the department store) instead.  LOL Matt had the blue plate special - meatloaf.  He commented that he had never had meatloaf that good.  I just gave him the pushed up eyebrow and a hmmmm.  Backpeddling commenced. But I let him off the hook and enjoyed my gourmet mac and cheese. 

After supper we wandered around union square.  Heard another street musician - a trumpeter - playing "A Mighty Fortress is our God".  Echoing in the square it was music to our ears.  It was so delightfully surprising to hear that hymn here!

Looking forward to tomorrow's adventures either the academy of science or the Wave organ and exploritorium.