Drive up the Coast

We drove across the Golden Gate Bridge! It was a foggy morning, but that's usual for San Fran.

We went to Muir Woods first, and then we continued north to see the coast. I thought we had a beautiful drive - even with the fog. We stopped at random lookouts along the way.

We drove north until we got to this beach. We didn't have time to explore it, but we enjoyed the view for a moment! 

Look at these mailboxes! I LOVE them! 

On our way back to town, we took a detour to drive up to get a better view of San Francisco, I mean, the fog.  Thankfully, we were able to get above the fog, so we saw the top of the Golden Gate Bridge!

And here's our drive back across the bridge. 

I'm glad we rented a car and took the time to get a different view of the area. While we were driving around, Jordan and I agreed that, if we go back to San Francisco, we'd like to stay somewhere else - not in the heart of the city. Maybe we could stay in a bed & breakfast along the coast somewhere. Now that would be nice.

Muir Woods

After the drive down Lombard Street, we drove across the Golden Gate Bridge and went to Muir Woods. Muir Woods was the first National Monument built in an urban setting, and it's full of coast redwoods. They are stunning and so beautiful. We had a great (but too short) walk through the woods.

When Claire sees this picture, she says, "Silly Dad!"

It was so peaceful there. I wish we could have stayed longer, but we had to get on the road again because we had other things on our agenda before we had to head back to town and go to the airport. 

Drive Down Lombard Street

The last day that Jordan and I were in San Francisco, we rented a car for the morning. We had an afternoon flight, so we had some time to drive around and see some new things. -- And some things we'd already seen - like Lombard Street. But this time it was from a different perspective.

The foggy view from the car at the top of the street.

Here comes a curve! Watch out! - The speed limit on the crooked part of Lombard Street is 5 MPH, by the way. (But I can't imagine living on this street because tourists are here all the time!) 

A view looking up 

And now Jordan can say that he has driven down the crookedest street in America!

Mission District

The day after the baseball game, Stephen and Mel had to leave town to go back to their boys. But we got to stay one more day! After having lunch with them before they left for the airport, we went to the Mission District. I love these doors!

Sancto Francisco

Churches, churches, churches

A view of a street

More cool doors

Jordan really wanted to get some real Mexican food, and I'm all for that, so we ventured into a place where everything was in Spanish. There were some guys at the bar watching a futbol game on tv. The ladies working there spoke to us in Spanish. And they had Coke in a bottle. What's better than that?!!

We both got pupusas- Salvadoran stuffed masa flatbread. They were incredible! I cleaned my plate that night!

 We also took a walk to find a big mural in this part of town. Some of it was on the side of a McDonald's, some was on other buildings, and some was by a parking lot. Jordan said that this section totally reminded him of Brasil.

I'm glad we explored the Mission District a little bit!