A day in San Francisco

Pacifica, California: A Big Day in the Big City! We woke to brilliant, warm sun and enjoyed our coffee outside. DT went for a run and I went over to the do-it-all-mall and had a manicure and pedicure. Feeling like a new woman, I was ready to spend the day in San Francisco.

Today we drove through Golden Gate Park to the Fisherman's Wharf area and spent the entire afternoon looking around there, enjoying the weather, the people-watching, the shops and, of course - the restaurants. We always like to see the sea lions that have taken over the docks.

Sitting on the dock of the bay


Massive

Yes, they are a stinky, noisy bunch - yet still fascinating. If you need a cheap, tacky tee-shirt - Fisherman's Wharf or Pier 39 is the place! All sorts of souvenirs are available as are tours of the city, boat cruises of the bay and boat trips out to Alcatraz Prison. Today, we only purchased postcards and they were the cheapest of the trip - 5/$1 - nearly free! We saw visitors from every continent and heard at least 10 different languages. Snacks abound! In addition to all the great restaurants, you can pick up a crab cocktail to eat while you walk down the street - or a crab salad sandwich, lobster sandwich - or a combination. Here are a few photos of the food-stuffs available to the tourists along the wharf.

Cherries, strawberries, lobster & crab, oh my...


Alcatraz

For lunch-slash-dinner, we went to one of the old favorites of DT's parents - Scoma's at 3 o'clock. They are catching salmon off the coast this time of year, so I indulged in Scoma's prix-fixe luncheon - and such a deal was this choice. First, I was served a Caprese Salad (my favorite), which was perfectly dressed. For my entree I enjoyed grilled local-caught salmon served over a bed of greens, and was served a chocolate torte and coffee. DT had Lobster Bisque and Calamari Fritas - two things he can't get at home! We had a table looking over the water and the service at Scoma's is perfect. Just a great, great lunch today.

Doesn't this look good enough to eat?

The only bad thing about our meal today was that the table next to us was filled with a band (or school or something) from Illinois and they were all wearing matching shirts of such brilliance that we needed sunglasses all during lunch. They were not yellow. They were not green. They were day-glo. Nothing in nature is this color. I guess they wouldn't lose each other in a crowd. I secretly snapped this photo for you.

Florescent Man

Later in the afternoon we met one of DT's old friends, Rob, at McCormick's for a drink. (McCormick's is now, for some reason, McCormick's & Kuleto's. More on this later, as Kuleto's on Union Square is one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco and we will most likely be dining there some time soon.)

We actually wandered around the Wharf area for a bit more and picked up a few loaves of sourdough bread (of course!) from Boudin. We had this bread in Disneyworld in December, but it tastes better here! Actually, they served it at Scoma's at lunch - and I had forgotten just how delicious Boudin bread can be when so fresh. The baker in the photo below was making whole wheat sourdough baguettes. You would not believe the gorgeous smile he flashed me after I snapped his photo!

Yeasty Boy

We actually did not arrive back to the camper tonight until after 9 pm! A very long day. Too full from lunch and too tired from walking to have dinner. We watched the Mariners win and will call it a night.

RV Park: San Francisco RV Resort