Brown Motion

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...