We made it through our 1st week of work this week. Let's just say it was very interesting and we're glad we only have to work at this particular facility for 13 weeks. But let's be honest, we're not here for the work.
On Saturday we decided to explore the Berkeley fire-trails. These trails lie in the hills behind the campus of Cal and are within walking distance of our apartment. We knew that the hike would be uphill, but we were not prepared for how steep the trails were. Bogey thought it was great, Jodi however was less than impressed. It was a typical overcast and foggy day, so unfortunately instead of sweeping views of the Bay at the top of the trail, we were limited to views of the Berkeley area only. To Jodi's chagrin we will have to ascend the trail again on a clear day.
The weather was crystal clear on Sunday so we ventured out to Muir Woods National Monument and The Golden Gate National Recreation Area just north of San Francisco (unfortunately there were no signs of Ewoks or the Ewok Village in Muir Woods). Either way, we will let the pictures describe these two National Treasures. After hiking and soaking in the views we grabbed lunch at a little cafe on the water in Sausalito.
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Check back next weekend for updated adventures.
I am green, green, green with envy. What a great weekend. Hopefully it makes up for whatever happened at your workplace.
ReplyDelete(I lived in Olympia Washington for about as long as you're going to be in the Bay area, and I can honestly say that my memories of work are less than 1% of what I remember from the summer. So, just keep reminding yourself that the upcoming weekend is only a few days away.)
I love the pictures, but especially #95 of 99. It just shows you how hilly San Francisco is. There's no way someone in their right mind would put a city there. But, I'm glad they did.
Also, I wanted to say the pictures of Muir Woods are great too. But, as I'm sure you found out, there's no way to do those trees justice with a photograph. You simply can't get the entire thing into one picture. It's amazing.
ReplyDeletePicture #95 is the view from where we ate lunch in Sausalito.
ReplyDeleteWork is just a means for us to travel. We said the same thing, each weekend will only be a few days away. The nice thing about being travelers is all we have to do is show up, do our work and leave. We don't have to get caught up in all of the usual stuff that full-time employees do. Thanks for the encouragement. Also we love all of your comments, it is as just much fun for us to read the comments as it is to post on the blog.
We are also glad they put a city on this landscape, one puzzling thing is why they have prisons (and former prisons) on some of the greatest land in the bay. San Quentin is right on the water and we all know where Alacatraz is. I know it may be strange but I was pumped to see San Quentin as one of my favorite albums is the Johnny Cash concert from San Quentin.