Brown Motion

Labor Day weekend.  Oh what to do?  Any spot with a scenic view in a 100 mile radius of San Francisco was bound to be abuzz with locals and visitors alike.  Water views are everyone's fave but we bit the bullet and went south.  Quite a ways.  To Carmel. Its a seaside resort like town with a few thousand inhabitants.  In the 1980s Clint Eastwood was mayor.  It still attracts the glitterati from the larger bay area.  Monterey to its north provides an extension of the wealthy enclaves with a beach front drive labeled one of the most scenic.  The cost to ride the 17 miles is $11.  The rich have a way of keeping the riff raff out. We chose to simply eat on the way there and hang by the beach for a spell.  Our route took us past the farming communities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy.  In the latter we stopped at a Taqueria where they only speak Espanol.  The fare was presented with pictures so it was easy to order.  Food w...

Ambient was warming as the fog was burning and we timed it well in terms of getting on public transportation to find seats for an hour long ride into San Francisco. It turned out to be a gorgeous day and we with our visitors from out of town revisited parts of the city we did not have an appetite for by ourselves. We started at the Ferry Building and pier 1 on the northeastern corner of the city and went west all the way to see the historic piers that provided home for trade ships over 100 years ago along with some restored hardware. Quite a Parabolic sight - old cargo ship Balacutha in foreground to the Golden Gate Bridge Alcatraz - the rock that is a Tall Sail - or is it? Along the way we also saw the newest addition to the sea faring culture parked at pier 27 that now welcomes large cruisers - over 2,500 of them to go gawk while consuming all day buffets.  The one in the dock belonged to Princess Cruise Lines. We also wandered the birthplace of...