San Francisco, Ca. Aug. 31 & Sept. 1

Hi everyone,  Yesterday was one heck of a driving day.  We drove the coast highway with our motor home and tow car.  And what a ride!  It took us 7 hours to drive 180 miles.  It was slow going with all the switch backs and steep hills.  We unhooked our car for awhile to get up the hills.  But we made it!  We always do.  We rented a spot right outside of San Francisco and are sticking for 6 days.  We wanted to make sure we had a place for the holiday weekend.  We drove into town this morning and had a great day!  We drove over the Golden Gate Bridge and that was fun.  The views are spectacular!  We had a good parking spot.  There are lots of them and boy do you pay!  We toured the Fisherman's Wharf District which was fun.  We went to the famous sourdough bread factory and had lunch there.  We went to Ghirardelli Square and you can see I was enjoying a hot fudge sundae with dark fudge topping.  Yummmm!  We took a cable car ride and saw a lot of the city.  That was really fun!  And last but not least, Pier 39.  I was so surprised at the wonderful shops and the sea lions playing on the pier.  Even though we prefer quiet places, we really enjoyed the city for a change.  Tomorrow we will go tour Alcatraz.  See you then