6/25/12 Monday - San Francisco

We got up early and late today--early for the dogs then went back to bed awhile. Anyway we left the Vinyard RV Park at Vacaville, CA about 11 AM and approached the Golden Gate Bridge from the north. We drove up Hiway 1--high on some hills and took pictures then drove across it. The Golden Gate Bridge is magnificent to drive across and it is also an engineering marvel!! We paid a toll of $6.00 for the pick-up. We drove through a very quiet neighborhood with very little traffic on our way to the beach. The beach allowed dogs so we all walked on the beach. Zoey and I walked in the Pacific Ocean today. Steve and Rufus took pics -- Rufus doesn't seem to want to get in the water like he did when he was younger. The water is very cold, but then when you walk back on the sand further back (on the way to the pickup) your feet almost burn up!! When you walk toward a wave and it is coming at you --you almost get dizzy and lose your balance.... I have no idea how people manage to surf. They are amazingly talented I guess. We started driving around--we went through the Golden Gate Park. Then we drove by Fisherman's Wharf and the Embarcadero--This was BUSY!! All the tourists were here. Next we went up a street that made Steve say "This is fun"!! He said it made his tummy feel like a roller coaster.

Next we drove through the Nob Hill area and downtown, then we drove across the Bay Bridge (free) and started on I-80 to go back to the RV. We crossed another bridge (cost-$5.00). After we got into the suburbs--we finally stopped a nd ate about 4:00 P:M. Then home to the RV, rest, walk the dogs (2 times) and figure out where to go tomorrow.