Day One in San Francisco

Our day started at 6:30am when we left the Ockanders for the airport. We had two really smooth flights, thank goodness for that! Once we arrived at the airport we managed to get our checked bag and found our way to the BART (subway). We made it to Union Square, and then all heck broke loose! We didn't know where we were supposed to go, there were no square blocks in sight, and some weirdo wanted too badly to give us directions (and I doubt it was just out of the kindness of his heart)! We finally figured out where we were, and only ended up making a huge 2-3 block circle to get back on track. Next came the trek to our hotel - uphill - at at least a 45 degree angle - suitcases in tow! We did arrive in once piece at our hotel and it is very quaint!

After dumping our bags in our room we decided we would trek out to Nobb Hill and see where the day took us. Jarod thought we should go to Sausalito today. After looking at the map, we decided that we could get on the cable car at this one particular intersection. Silly us! You can get on the cable car at pretty much any intersection. Our own personal walking tour took us through some very pretty neighborhoods; however, we are totally amazed that nobody has a patch of grass! A few plants, but that is it! We finally stopped at this little corner cafe and had the best sandwiches. Instead of waiting for the next cable car we decided to keep on walking down to the Fisherman's Wharf. Now, the 2-3 mile trek wouldn't be that big of a deal in DC; however, there is nothing flat about San Fran....and it is not just a hill or two....it is like a walking roller coaster! We were very excited to see the water at the wharf!

After asking some questions and doing some exploring, we definitely now know where the heck we are. We did visit Ghirardelli Square, saw a Degall exhibit, and ate seafood at a back alley restaurant suggested by some guy who tried to get us to visit his timeshare talk. We didn't fall for that! We just did a lot of walking and figured out where the heck we need to go to get on the ferry to tomorrow. We also figured out that we were totally crazy for walking all of that way; however, we both agree it probably was the best thing we could've done to truly get oriented with the area! We rode the cable car back to our hotel and visited with the nicest people from Georgia. They actually are leaving tomorrow and had passes to ride the cable cars and other public transportation through June 1st. They were kind enough to share their passes with us and saved us $36! We are very excited to head out tomorrow, knowing how we might get to our destination and back!

The Rocky Mountains from our airplane! Very cool!

The hills we walked up to get to our hotel and Nobb Hill.

Lombard Street

Diane warned us about this man who hides behind these branches and scares unsuspecting people. We appreciated her warnings, and watched from the other side of the street!