California Here We Are

The boots

The top of the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday afternoon as the fog was rolling in.

The view of San Francisco from the Marin Headlands on Monday morning

The Golden Gate Bridge

Dried fish for sale in Chinatown. Of course, I opted not to buy any. The smell was worse than the look.

"The Giants"

We arrived in California on Friday afternoon. We just could not wait to see San Francisco. We grabbed a bite to eat at Mel's Drive-In and headed toward the Golden Gate Bridge. We drove across and stopped at the vista point. We were there as the fog was rolling in. We could hear the fog horns and stood there and watched as everything literally disappeared before our eyes.

We went to Danville to be with friends over the weekend. Marc preached in Walnut Creek on Sunday and, as usual, did an outstanding job. After church and potluck we came on out to Antioch.

Yesterday we were tourists in San Francisco. We started the day up in the Marin Headlands. The fog was so bad we could not see anything. We went down and parked and walked across the Golden Gate Bridge and back. We then went to Fishermen's Wharf, where we both had hot clam chowder in a bread bowl, the real San Francisco treat.

We rode the cable car and saw the sights of San Francisco. We spent the next few hours walking, one of our favorite things to do in a big city. Instead of driving to the front of Coit Tower as we have done in the past, we walked the stairs in the back. Marc said the only difference in that and being in Los Pinos was we were walking on paved streets and stairs. And the stairs were all the same height. Oh yeah, Los Pinos is at 4500 feet above sea level and San Francisco is at sea level. I was still huffing and puffing when I got to the top where we saw beautiful views of the city.

We have been more shocked by prices in the U.S. this time than we have ever been before when we returned from Honduras. I think the biggest shock we saw were some rubber boots (galoshes) on sale for $249.00 - $349.00, regularly $750.00 to $1500.00. At least at that price they were Gucci galoshes. Just think at regular price, you could have one pair of green galoshes or a house in Honduras for a poor family.

After walking down some of the steepest streets in San Francisco, it was "Take me out to the ballgame" time. We bought tickets to see the Giants play for $10.00 a piece outside AT&T park. I was so excited. We decided to eat ballgame food. Unfortunately, our food inside the park cost a whole lot more than our tickets. For $10.00 a piece, we got tickets high about left field hanging over the bay. We didn't really care. We were having a great time. When the giants (giant people) walked in and sat in the next section, I was slightly distracted by their shenanigans. The Giants beat the Colorado Rockies.

We had a great time and a great day off. Marc will be preaching again this Sunday at Antioch. We are enjoying visiting with friends and taking some time to relax.

Terri