About a week ago, Robby and I were floating around in our pool trying to beat the heat when we thought, "We just need to get out of here to a cooler place for a few days". And just like that, a quick plan was formulated! Having been to California during the summer for the past couple of years, we knew that it would give us that cooler climate we were longing for, along with some beautiful scenery and a last little end of summer get-away. While doing our last minute planning, we instantly thought of our "Empty Nester" friends, Doug and Sandra. We called and asked if they would be up for sneaking away for a few days and saying they would love it, we were all set. San Francisco was to be the destination and late Sunday afternoon, we flew out heading to the west coast...far away from our southern triple digit temperatures for a few days!
Leaving late put us in San Francisco late but when we walked out of the airport that evening and felt the cool breeze, we knew we had made a good choice. We got to our hotel and although the clock said 11, it felt like 1 a.m. to us. Walking in, in the distance I noticed a warm fire burning in a beautiful fireplace...yea, at the end of July...how awesome is that?!
We all decided to retire for the evening and get an early start the next day. When I awoke, I was alone in my room. I wondered where my husband was...why Curious George was playing on the television and why in the world someone wasn't placing a hot cup of coffee in my hand. I grabbed my freshly charged cell phone and sent a text out to Robby. As usual, he had gotten up early and been out walking around the city. I requested that hot of coffee and he brought me some back while I began to get ready for our first day in San Francisco.
When I walked outside I was LOVING the fact that I wasn't sweating profusely and I could actually breathe. It was a nice crisp 50-something degrees (ahhh...). After grabbing a hot breakfast we set out for the day. Here are a few things we did...
But we were only here for a few days so we had to move along and see everything we wanted to see while we were here. We went back to the hotel, got our car and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito...
Well, we had done a LOT on day one so around sunset we headed back over to San Francisco where we ate dinner. Had I know what "adventure" the next day was to bring, I'm sure I would have chosen a heartier meal! Come back tomorrow to hear about that little "adventure"...Every vacation NEEDS a little "adventure", doesn't it?!
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