Three Crustaceans and an Old Crab

So I made it to SF. Well, in fact we all made it. I don't have very much time on the interweb to discuss all the insanity that has transpired since we arrived, but suffice it to say we've had some fun.

We arrived in fine spirits yesterday. Promptly deposited our luggage in our hotel and we were off to experience Fisherman's Wharf. An interesting place for sure. It's a waterfront with a ton of tourist shops and what not. Not exactly what I was expecting, but we still managed to have some fun. In fact, as the picture above shows...we got crabs! Okay, so the real story is we were having trouble keeping track of each other. Seattle SIL went in and bought a crab hat. The MomUnit then thought it would be great fun for us all to have them. Needless to say we got a lot of people staring at us, laughing at us, and asking to take hour photos. Who knows, we could be the next Internet photo phenom.

Fisherman's Wharf is also home to hundreds of sea lions. There's some story about how they came to the docks after the earthquake in 1989. Several boat owners at the time tried to get them to leave, but they just wouldn't. The fire dept used their high powered water hoses to get them off, which they did, but they hopped right back up there. Eventually they just gave up and the sea lions now own a dozen piers in some of the highest priced marina in the country.

Today we did the Double decker bus tour. It's a hop on - hop off tour meaning at their designated stops you could get off the bus and get on the next one. Seattle SIL and I stayed on for the duration while the MomUnit and Mrs. BraschPir ( a combination of her last name and ours since she's really not related, but she is close enough to be) got off at China Town. Seattle SIL and I road to the end, hopped on the next bus and did the Golden Gate bridge tour. In typical GG Bridge fashion it was shrouded in fog. Oh and did I mention it was freezing and the wind was blowing like there was no tomorrow.

We met up with the MomUnit and Mrs. BraschPir and headed over to the famous Ghiradelli chocolate square. They moved the factory about 10 years ago. All that's there now is a ice cream pallor and a store. Yes we visited both. Ice cream sundae's and a room full of chocolate.

Tomorrow we're off to Alcatraz. That should be interesting. Seattle SIL and I are going to head to chinatown for it's full effect. Then who knows? We're on vacation.