We spent the afternoon sailing around SF bay. The wind today was "average," which is 12-15 knots. On a windy day it gets up to 22kts on the bay. It was windy either way, we got tipped pretty far over.
Here's a shot of the city with the angle of the boat in view:
The only rule of the boat: one hand on your drink, the other hand on the boat. This crew had their priorities straight. Here are a couple of vids from the boat:
We also spent some time at the farmer's market in the ferry building along the Embarcadero. This is only open on Saturdays, and is full of local organic famers with stuff like giant peaches, goat's milk cheese and buckwheat smoothies.
Farther up Embarcadero, Pier 39 is a super-touristy part of the city. Since our sailing trip was leaving from there, we decided to get it out of the way on day 1. It's a stark contrast to the ferry building located just down the street. Instead of fresh-shucked oysters for $1.50, you get Mrs. Field's cookies for $5.
There was a guitarist at the entrance playing "The Boxer" as we approached. We couldn't help but miss Penny for a moment. Turns out this guy plays the same crowd-pleasing set every weekend of the year, and has been doing so for the last 15 years. The sailing coordinator was clearly tired of hearing his voice, and offered us free sailing for life if we would silence him for good.
Marissa trying her luck at switching bodies with a 10-year-old:
And the requisite shot of Alcatraz...taken from the safety of our boat/bar:
Our hotel is pretty close to everything. Out of our 20th-floor windows we can see most of the city to the north and east. These are the actual views from the two windows in our corner room. Boo-ya!
Most importantly, we never have to wait for the cable car with the peasants:
Is there any other way to travel in this city?
Well, maybe...Heeeaaayyy there!
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