Day 2 - July 6 - San Francisco

Pinecrest diner
Pearl fishing - Fishermans Wharf
We had a late breakfast at the Pinecrest diner on Mason street. The family run Pinecrest breakfast consisted of 2 sausages, 2 eggs, 2 bacon rashers and 2 pancakes. We ordered one of these and toast, coffee and orange juice. This was plenty of food for two. How one person, other than a lumberjack, could eat this much, is a mystery.

After breakfast we caught a bus to Fishermans Wharf, saw the seals and walked around this very touristy area. Charlotte fished for a pearl which cost only $15US however was going to cost a bomb to set in a piece of jewellery.

We then caught a ferry to Sausalito with the intention of visiting the Muir Woods. The ferry was diverted to check out a capsized vessel.

The diversion gave us a great view of the Golden Gate bridge. Soon we were back on course as the coastguard was on the case.

The bridge cloaked in SFO fog
City view
Due to the diversion we missed the last shuttle to Muir Woods so took an Uber instead.

The Uber driver was very pleasant and chatty as we found most Americans.

The 40 minute drive took us into Marin County and to the Muir Woods National Monument to see the ancient Californian Redwoods.

After doing a circuit of the woods we patiently queued for an hour before boarding the second shuttle back to Sausalito after narrowly missing a seat in the first shuttle. https://youtu.be/5ldc-IDfnLk

Muir Woods
Californian Redwoods
Once in Sausalito we took a Lyft across the Golden Gate Bridge and got dropped at around the centre of the Golden Gate park.

The park is larger than New York's Central Park and has everything from a Dutch windmill gifted from Queen Wilhelmina, a bison enclosure, the brutalist style de Young museum, lakes, waterfalls and recreation areas for activities such as frisbee netball. 

From there we walked for over an hour encountering squirrels and a racoon family on the way.

Golden Gate Park
de Young museum
We walked from the Golden Gate Park to the Haight district where we had dinner. We chose a place that had burgers and South American food.

After a satisfying meal we bussed back to the hotel. We were both exhausted but slept badly as our body clocks were still adjusting.