San Francisco Day 2: Biking the Bridge

Day Two of San Francisco saw Em and I getting up early to make our way to Blazing Saddles, a company that rents bikes to tourists who want to "Bike the Bridge." You may remember that Emily is a biker. I am not. Still, it seemed like a cool experience and I didn't want to pass it up.

We got our bikes, helmets, water bottles (at one of the many, many Walgreens in the city), and instructions and were off. The first part--awesome. It was all flat as we rode along the shore of the bay. Then there was some confusion with the map and we ended up going up a hill we didn't need to. No worries, I walked my bike up. Emily rode up and left me in the dust.

We rode along Crissy Field and the marina, with the view of the Golden Gate Bridge before us. We got confused by the map directions one more time, but luckily found our way to where we were supposed to be. Again, Emily left me in the dust and I was stuck staring at her back getting farther and farther away.

When we got to the bridge we stopped to take these pictures:

The ride across the Golden Gate Bridge was pretty awesome, and I was glad to be able to take a break and use the restroom when we got to the other side. We then rode (all downhill!) to Sausalito, a neighborhood/community across the bay from San Francisco. Cute and charming, we were glad to be able to park our bikes and get some food. We met a nice family from Houston as we waited for the Ferry. That's right, we took the ferry back to San Francisco. Smart move.















We cleaned up and took the cable car down to Fisherman's Wharf and hit up the Hard Rock Cafe. The food was awesome and much needed after our bike ride. We then walked around Fisherman's Wharf, bought more chocolate, and then went back to our hotel early because we were a little tired and needed to get up early for our trip to Alcatraz the next morning...