MTC Tour Day 9: A Friendly Octopus, Ancient Giants, and Exciting Roads
June 26th, San Francisco, CA
Cindy and I had a wonderful day together.
We breakfasted on crepes at Pier 39. We went shopping. I bought her an Alcatraz nightshirt that fits her more snugly that she might like, but she looks hot in it. We went to the Aquarium on the Bay.
We’ve visited this aquarium a few times in years past. They have a large octopus there. In the past, the octopus has been very shy. You couldn’t use flash photography and you had to be very quiet, because she spent most of her time hiding from humans.
But no more. She LOVES humans. She is NOT shy at all. She was crawling all over the glass. Children were noisy. (So were adults.) Both Cindy and I shot great videos of her. In a cage on the floor were six large crabs. Apparently, they were waiting to be fed to our friendly octopus…
Rather than eating live crabs, Cindy and I opted to eat at the Boudin Café. I had chili. Cindy had a turkey and avocado sandwich. Both Cindy and I have discovered that when eating sliced turkey in sandwiches, about halfway through, the turkey begins to taste like tuna… So, she didn’t finish her turkey, but my small bowl of chili was delicious!
Next, we took a bus tour that drove us across the Golden Gate Bridge and out to Muir Woods. Our bus driver/tour guide was Willie. Willie was fantastic! He told us bits of history that you just don’t get on pre-recorded audio tours. He made an extra stop to show us the Palace of the Arts. Driving across the Golden Gate Bridge was thrilling, but it was NOTHING compared the twisty, turny, NARROW, winding road up to Muir Woods. That was thrilling, but not in a fun way. However, Willie kept pointing out all the dangerous spots. Sometimes he would crack a joke about it. Sometimes, he would… ENHANCE our fear. The poor guy across from me looked like he might lose his lunch at any time. (Maybe he had a sliced turkey sandwich too…)
The Muir Woods park was magnificent, with giant redwood trees that were thousands of years old. This particular tour was very important to Cindy. I’m very glad we got the chance to see these majestic, ancient, living things.
Then we reboarded the bus, and Willie drove us to Sausalito. And the drive down was… exciting. And the poor fellow across from us didn’t look like he was doing so well… Willie gave some great commentary on the way down (and not all of it was about the dangerous road). Cindy closed her eyes most of the way down, but when the road is as EXCITING as it was, that might be a recipe for reheated lunch.
Cindy and I walked along downtown Sausalito, had dinner, and boarded the ferry back to Fisherman’s Wharf. The ferry ride was the perfect end to the day—relaxing and just cold enough for Cindy to snuggle up next to me. (YES!!!!)
