I guess I hadn't walked enough the day before because yesterday, I walked at least 10 miles. No joke. I think there is a secret hiker lurking in me somewhere.
Anyway, yesterday, I walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. I briefly thought about biking it, as everyone always says to do. But, then reality hit me that I hadn't ridden a bike in....ummmm.....forever? So, it might not have been wise for me to suddenly embark on this journey only to find myself running over pedestrians. Instead, I chose to use the things that I know how to use very well: my two legs.
The walk across was nice. I forgot to mention that the weather has been unseasonably warm here in SF (lucked out again! Same thing they said when I was in Chicago). This is great, because it makes the walks and transportation waiting so much more enjoyable. I took a lot of nice pics and did mini video coverage. I don't know how to share those, but I will figure that out and post a link.
After walking the almost 2 miles across the bridge, and doing a victory dance at the end, I realized that I had two choices: walk back across the bridge or keep walking to Sausalito. Usually, they recommend that you bike across the bridge, to Sausalito, and then take the ferry back. But, hey, I have legs right? I'll just walk.
Mistake! I don't know how long my walk was, but I know that between walking on the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito took me at least 3 hours. The walk to Sausalito was about 3-4 miles, I believe. Smh. Oh, what is this place? It's this small waterfront community outside of San Francisco where the rich people live to escape SF. It has its own microclimate, different from SF ( I believe warmer and less fog). People have yachts and boats and live in these nice looking houses that sit on these....I don't know what to call them....hills? You'll see in pics. Nice place though.
Once I finally reached Sausalito, I spent some time looking for an affordable place to eat. I wasn't about to pay big money just to sit by the water. Ended up having fried Cod and french fries, with coleslaw. It was alright.
Then, I saw that they run shuttles for $3 to Muir Woods, the home of some of the last remaining Red Woods in the country. Well, of course, I had to take advantage of that. The tours charge $65 and up for a tour of Sausalito and Muir Woods. Meanwhile, I got to Sausalito for free, and only had to pay $8 between the Muir woods entry fee and bus ride there.
OMGee the bus ride there. The ride to Muir woods is supposed to be about 40 minutes. I got there in less than 25 minutes. Why? Because this crazy bus driver wanted to risk my life and send us flying off of the side of the cliff! On the bus were myself and this family of like 10. When we go on, the kids were laughing and joking, which the bus driver apparently didn't like. He requested that they be quiet or else they would be kicked off of the bus. Initially, we all thought that he was joking until he repeated. So, everyone quieted down.
However, this wasn't enough for the man. The drive was a curvy one that ascended up and around a canyon. He sped, up and around the canyons, tossing us back and forth and making us motion sick. He kept up with the motorcycle in front of us the whole time and almost hit a bicyclist and another bus due to his reckless driving. When we finally arrived at our destination, the mother made a comment and told him how inappropriate that was. His response? "Your kids were loud and annoying,so I drived like a maniac because the faster I could get here, the faster I could get you guys off." Wow? Really? You want to kill us because of that. Needless to say, a complaint is being filed.
Muir woods itself, was beautiful. Some would say that it's just trees, but it's just wonderful to admire God's work in such a peaceful environment. These trees average 380 ft with a diameter of about 22 ft. It was a nice walk along the trail. I only had an hour, so I couldn't do a proper hike and check out one of the other trails that afforded the opportunity to view the trees from the top and to see the ocean. Yet, it was still a nice experience.
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The shuttle back to Sausalito was much better, taking the full 40 minutes. Upon arriving, I decided to treat myself to some ice cream in a waffle cone. I deserved it! We boarded the ferry and rode across the water, back to San Francisco.
All in all, it was a nice (walk filled) day.
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