From Bridge to Bridge

Once we crossed the Bay Bridge and entered San Francisco, we met our friend Andrew. After eating lunch together at one of his favorite go to Mexican restaurants, he had to go back to work and we spent some time walking around the city. Sarah's phone battery had been having problems with staying charged properly. So, we made an appointment at the nearby Apple Store for later that afternoon. We still had an hour before the appointment and since it was John's birthday we decided to get some ice cream. Right after making that decision and wondering where there was a ice cream shop, we noticed a Cold Stone right across the street. Perfect! We sat in Union Square eating our ice cream and people watching. There were all kinds of people from all nationalities and all walks of life. The weather was very nice. Not too windy and not too hot. There was a lot of construction on several of the streets there in the city making it rather noisy. 

We spent the rest of the the afternoon at the Apple Store. They ending up completely replacing Sarah's phone for free due to a defective battery. Which was a big blessing! 

We met up with Andrew for a little while again, after he got off work. Before heading out to the beach he gave us a tour of his new apartment building. Super nice, has a great view of the city, and about everything else you can think of.

We stopped at the beach while in San Francisco, it was not what you generally think of when you think of California beaches - it was San Fransisco after all. But nevertheless it was our first time to see the Pacific Ocean. This beach was one that is mostly used by surfers as the waves are pretty big. When we got there there were a good many people kite surfing. We walked along the beach through the water and Jacob filmed some. We all got a little wet, ok more than a little :-) The sun was setting creating a beautiful sunset by the time we left.

Before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge we stopped in order for Jacob to take some pictures. Although we had spent too much time on the beach and the sun was pretty much behind the horizon. 

Then it was on to our next destination. 

Next Stop: Crater Lake, OR