Vacation: Day Four

// August 29th, 2007 // family

Day four was dedicated to relaxing and shopping. We slept in pretty late, despite the street noises coming from the open French doors. It helped keep the room cool, but the traffic right outside the balcony gets pretty loud. We got up, strolled down to Starbucks and had some coffee, water and muffins. We walked around a bit, took some photos and then left for Barnes & Noble.

Having finished I Am Legend and having a hard time with this H.P. Lovecraft short story collection, I wanted something else. I grabbed “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, something I’ve wanted to read for awhile.

The afternoon was naps and then the massages. My first massage ever, we only did 30 minutes and it seemed kind of short. But it was nice, and that coupled with a steam room before and after, plus a great shower, was really relaxing.

Dinner was good and we grabbed a slice of pie and a rice crispie treat from the cafe we love.

The best part of the day was after dinner. Before we left, we saw San Francisco covered in early evening fog already, and when we left the restaurant, we could see it trying to come over the hills sheltering Sausalito from the ocean on the West. It was pouring over some portions of it, but just couldn’t make it all the way in.

So we followed the main road in Sausalito, Bridgeway, south and then up over the mountain onto the east side. The change was utterly amazing. From sunny, 70’s and a light breeze, to high 50’s, dense fog and high winds in a matter of minutes. We stood on an outcropping road that looked down into the bay, the bridge and the east side of the mountains. You could see the fog rushing up the slopes and over us, and then flying across the road.

The best was seeing the Golden Gate Bridge covered in fog, with only the very top of the towers holding it up visible. Headlights of cars were visible, but that was it.

There really is no way to describe what it was like besides what Jina said: “It’s like standing in clouds.”

That’s what it was. If it hadn’t been so cold and me without a jacket, I could have stood watching the fog blow over me forever. It was chilling and awesome. Clouds pouring over mountains like a carpet of white mist. Suddenly dark and spooky out, blowing wind, icy blasts, the breaths you took in suddenly filled with moisture.

We both decided that you could try to explain it, but you really had to be there. I wont soon forget that.

It was a slow day of pics, but here are a few we took of Sausalito and views from it: