Saturday, May 13, 2017

Report #132 San Francisco, California May 11, 2017 Thursday Partly cloudy & 60 degrees Part #2 Of 2 75 Pictures

The pictures continue……

 

Typical May morning in SF

 

Amsterdam bunkering fuel

 

A tug rigs the bunkering vessel alongside the ship

 

Can finally see the new tower

 

Port of SF

 

How about that?  Our luggage is on the top

 

All that was left of our garden

 

New terminal parking

 

Pier 27

 

Walking towards the older terminal at Pier 35

 

Windy, but the sun came out

 

Local ferry passing Angel Island

 

Very scenic

 

Good spot along the water to sit for a while

 

Well-weathered pressure-treated walkway

 

Some nice boats in the marina

 

Modern art sculptures

 

Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39

 

Pier 39 just turned "39" years old

 

Newly-remodeled Hard Rock Cafe

 

Extended dining area of the HRC

 

Neat entrance

 

Completely renovated

 

New seating area

 

Famous guitars

 

Every city has their special artists

 

Entrance at Pier 39

 

Outdoor dining

 

Many shops and dining ops

 

Fresh produce market

 

Thrill rides

 

Marina at Pier 39

 

Two levels of shopping and dining venues

 

Rafts of very large sea lions

 

The noise can be deafening

 

Forbes Island Restaurant

 

Fighting for the best spot in the sun

 

Neptune Society for sea burials (ashes scattered)

 

Famous worldwide

 

Numbers have been reduced

 

Fun to watch their behavior

 

Carousel ride at Pier 39

 

Wine barrel plantings

 

Tour boat

 

Alcatraz site-seeing boat

 

Many tours offered here

 

Sleek ferry

 

An older ferry

 

Pier 39 is "39" this year (1978 to 2017)

 

San Francisco Carousel

 

Bar ceiling in the HRC

 

Not crowded yet

 

Remodel produced a nice result

 

Hard Rock symbol

 

Also the name of our favorite ice cream

 

Souvenir glass

 

Guitars mounted overhead

 

Flower bed

 

Certain plants that like the fog

 

Walking towards Fisherman's Wharf

 

Adult herring gull

 

Whimsical wind kites

 

Always in motion with the winds

 

Busy shop

 

The perfect shot of the Jeremiah O'Brien ship

 

Fisherman's Wharf

 

View of close-by Alcatraz – one mile away

 

Many benches along the way

 

The French bread sandwiches are the best

 

Boudin – one of the good restaurants here

 

Brass street placks

 

Had a great lunch here today

 

Last we saw of our home for 126 wonderful days

 

Home in Clayton…….weeds, really tall weeds

 

Have our work cut out for us, thanks to lots of rain