This morning, it was another sunny day. According to news articles, high temperature records had been set in several cities in the Bay Area yesterday due to some high pressure and warm air perched over the area from Arizona. The warm weather continued today.
After our free hotel breakfast, we drove to the Fisherman’s Wharf area. Once parked, we first explored Pier 39 on foot, seeing all of the tourist shops and restaurants along the pier and stopping at the end to enjoy the view and the sea lions that hang out there. We even saw a baby sea lion hauled out on the docks with others.
Gary had booked tickets for a 90 minute boat tour leaving at 12:30, so we walked around and enjoyed some cold smoothies before getting in line for the tour.
The boat was a new hybrid-electric sightseeing ship built in Washington State a year earlier. As we boarded, we were given audio narration radios and headphones. We went upstairs to sit on the top deck in the sunshine.
After the cruise ended about 2 pm, we walked to Fisherman’s Wharf immediately next door and ate lunch at Alioto’s. Since none of the other tourist attractions at the wharf interested us, we headed back to the hotel. Along the way, we saw the crooked Lombard Street and went up and down several steep streets like the kind seen in movie car chase scenes. We arrived back at the hotel about 4 pm and it was quite warm by then.
Lori's Travels 