A quick note must be made about the weather in S.F - It is incredible - 10-12 degress above what it currently should be - Insterad of 15-16 it was 26 yesterday & forecast to be 27 today - the locals cannot believe it - It's all that they are taking about.
Now where was I...
The wake up call came through like a crazed opera singer & 7.30am, welcoming us to another day in this sensational city. The reason for the wake up call was that this morning we were doing a tour to "Muir Woods"& Sausalito.
After a delayed start with an incorrect bus (took many people & not enough seats!!) we headed north across the Golden Gate Bridge to 1 of California's most unique tourist attractions: It occurs in Marin County - one of the most affluent counties in the US (home once to Tom Cruise & what's her name & still home to one of the few remaining groves of virgin Coastal Redwoods.These redwoods are among the tallest & oldest trees in existence and are found in "Muir Woods".
"Muir Woods"- the oldest surviving remnant - 550 acres - of these mighty redwoods, has been a national monument since 1908, named after Sierra Club founder John Muir, who was instrumental in having this patch of trees saved from becoming homes. The easy 1-mile trail looped through the spledor of 1000 year old trees @ "Çathedral Grove" & returned via Bohemian Grove"" . An awe-inspiring time was spent by all amongst these timber monsters.
Following on from "Muir Woods" was the charming town of Sausalito, filled with alluring art galleries, quaint shops & water-fronted restaurants (We dined superbly @ one of them "Scomas'", which provided not only a magnificient Sav. Blanc from the Napa, but breathtaking views back to S.F & Alcatraz Island). A further drink @ "Poggio" followed.
The ferry then transported us back to S.F where we decided that we indeed had not had enough to drink and so headed back to "Las Margaritas". Later caught up with Stu & the others who had just arrived in S.F. Dinner was @ "Luella", the best restaurant ïn the "Russian Hill District". (www.luellasf.com - for bookings). We then cabbed it home...Talk again tomorrow.
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