Some pictures from Barbara Wilson's 75th Birthday Gathering

McNears Beach, San Raphael, California

(August 18th, 2007)

Setting up the area where the party will be held

Setting up the tent

Jay's butt
Kyria & Chris playing bocce ball
Jay!
Guests arriving

Tent decor
Barbara, Jim, & SFJ
How do you put up an umbrella over a table without a hole?
Grant & Barbara
Visiting before the party
Liana & Jay
Barbara, Chris, Dorothy, & Kyria
Family group
John musta told Kathleen something odd?
Beautiful girls (Joy & Diane)
Our helpful park staffers
Dorothy teaching the kids to play bocce
Matt & Wendy
Darlene & Craig both looking handsome
Fishing family on the wharf

They caught a leopard shark (which the kids told me they will eat later)
View back towards the park from the end of the wharf
Grant snacking on brieStadlberger gang

Beach view

View looking the other way
Joe&Eileen arrive
Bob, Dan, Kathleen & Claire (hidden)
Dorothy looking happy
Kathleen and friends (need id's)

Dorothy & Claire gabbing
Chow time!
Isn't this beautiful?
Pretty gals

SanFrancisco-Day 2

August 17th, 2007 - After missing our exit, which put us on the bridge to Richmond heading east, and getting turned around, we took the ferry again over to SF to see the sites and ride the cable cars. It was a fun day! We got on the cable car where it starts at Market & California Streets, but made the mistake of getting off at the top of Powell, thinking we could walk down to Fisherman's Wharf, which was a lot longer hike than we'd anticipated. Walked over to Ghiardelli Square, then back to Pier 39, which was way too crowded, as was the cable car line, so we took a trolley back over to Market and back up to Powell again. At that point, my back and leggies were screaming, so I decided to (of course) WALK back down to the Ferry and have a visit with Ghandi, while Grant wandered about some more. We both saw some awesome musicians and artists and Grant even got preached to by a very excitable street woman. It was good to get back to the hotel and just flop for the rest of the evening, since tomorrow is Barbara Wilson's party. (Click on pictures to see larger view)

Un-named rock seen from the Richmond bridge

Headed the right way now--same bridge
The Golden Gate bridge
Golden Gate bridge
Alcatraz Island
Coit Tower and wharves
Grant on the cable car
Reflections
Chinatown hill
Chinatown building

The cable car conductor was messing with this policeman

TransAmerican building
Looking up the hill west of Mason Street
Another view of the Coit Tower
Beautiful church steeples

Fisherman's Wharf and Alioto's Restaurant

Funny Smoke Shoppe sign
Grant at Ghiardelli Square
Fountain at Ghiardelli Square
My good pal Ghandi (at the ferry terminal-SF)

Trip to the Bay Area-Day 1

August 16th, 2007 Because we were heading down to San Raphael (near Tiburon) for the gathering being held on the 18th in celebration of Barbara Wilson's 75th birthday, Grant and I decided to go a couple of days earlier and celebrate our own 6th anniversary and see San Francisco. The ride down was great in our new truck--very comfortable with air-conditioning which we needed as it was unseasonably warm while we were there. We settled in to our hotel and then decided to find out where we could catch the ferry. On the spur of the moment, we hopped onto the ferry and went for a (FAST) ride over to SF, where we walked around the Embarcadero, had a snack, and then took the 9:20 ferry back to Larkspur.


Larkspur Ferry Terminal

Mount Tamelpais

San Quentin Prison

The wake from the ferry at 40 mph

Golden Gate Bridge

It was windy!

Another ferry in the distance (and a Coast Guard tug)

View of the city from the ferry

Trolley

Market Street

Water Sculpture on the Embarcadero

We stopped here to drink a coffee

Sculpture at the HyattI liked the paving with the flowers
Awesome tall building

What I'm reading now (for posterity)

I haven't finished it yet, so please please don't tell me the ending.

Karl's Whoopsie

Couldn't resist asking Karl if I could add this picture to my blog so that all could enjoy and marvel at what he does for "fun". Glad this didn't happen over Father's Day when Dad was visiting! You can see more of Karl's adventures at: http://www.timbertamers.org/