Around The World In 80 Waves

Kevin shows me some more sights before I head off to the islands. Before sunset we take in the staggeringly pretty view of San Francisco from the Marin Headlands, drive through the Presidio and on to Ocean Beach where I see people surfing for the first time on this trip. It is also the very first time I have seen the Pacific Ocean. It doesn’t look too intimidating so I am sure I will be enjoying a lot of waves in it over the next few months.

Other highlights include enjoying a San Francisco Burrito and seeing the trams. They are cable operated street tramways of which there are only three places in the world still in operation; San Francisco, Lisbon in Portugal and Llandudno in North Wales, which is a lovely reminder of home.

After an early night I get up early to travel downtown with Kevin, see the beautiful Ferry Building where he works and watch the sun come up over Bay Bridge which is the other hugely impressive suspension bridge in San Francisco Bay that never gets any of the press coverage of its more famous neighbour.