• Bike and Roll

    10Mar
    Categories: Adventure, Cheap Fun, Event, Excursion, Fun, Kids, Outdoor, Photo Opp, Tourist Activity, View Click Here to Leave a Comment

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    Finally, the perfect place to rent a bike for your trip around the bay and across the Golden Gate Bridge. In my FREE eBook (look for the yellow and blue button in the column on the left), you can grab a copy of Bike the Bay in 1/2 a Day, Your Way, which is a document I put together with instructions of how to navigate your way along the Embarcadero, past Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, through the Presidio, over the Golden Gate Bridge, down the big hill into Sausalito and back to San Francisco by ferry. It’s a great trip. I love doing it and I’m sure you will too. It also includes photos of what you’ll see, and access to FREE photos to supplement the ones you take on your trip.

    The problem has been that most of the bike rental spots are too far. But now, Bike and Roll (415/229.2000) just opened a spot at 5 Embardacero Center, across from the Ferry Building. It’s right at the best place to start your trek. They offer a variety of bikes and rates … AND, the people there seemed super friendly.

  • Fort Point – Under the Golden Gate Bridge

    20Jan
    Categories: Architecture, Cheap Fun, Culture, Excursion, Music, Outdoor, Photo Opp, Tourist Activity, View Click Here to Leave a Comment
    Fort Point

    Fort Point

    I just love this shot. It looks fake, huh? It’s not. I’m not sure I could ever get that shot again. The lighting was perfect and the fog was just right – not too much, not too little. This photo is totally original and unchanged.

    You can take a bus ride from downtown, which is cheap and doesn’t take that long … maybe 30 – 45 minutes, with a transfer near Union Street, which could be a side trip on the way back. Ask your bus driver.

    The bus takes you to the bridge and Fort Point is below the bridge and easy to find and get to. It’s all fun, and very worthile. There’s a lot more than this photo shows; so take time to explore. This was the fort that protected the bay; so there’s lots to see in the way of historical settings. It’s not a huge display, but worth an hour or so. Climb all over the whole place and you’ll see views to the water too.

  • Bike Ride and Ferry Boat to Angel Island … again.

    19Aug
    Categories: Adventure, Cheap Fun, Excursion, Fun, Kids, Lunch, Museum, Outdoor, People Watching, Photo Opp, Relax, Tourist Activity, View Click Here to Leave a Comment

    Here’s another bike ride you might love. It’s really not a difficult ride and is more about the fun of it all, getting out on the water, having a little lunch and getting some exercise … and maybe a walk on the beach as a bonus.

    Start by taking the ferry to Angel Island, which usually leaves from the Ferry Building, but check schedules to make sure. The Website is also a bit confusing; so be sure and double check everything … schedules change too.

    If you need to rent a bike, it’ll be easier to make your way down to Pier 41, where you can nearly always catch the ferry to Angel Island, and there’s a Blazing Saddles bike rental shop there, OR, you can wait until you get to Angel Island and rent a bike there. I didn’t compare prices; so check to make sure. Then, you can board the ferry wherever it’s convenient and just have fun without the baggage of the bike … there and back.

    If you want a truly quirky way to get around the island, try a Segway. We opted for a bike ride this trip, but next time. I’ll give the Segway a shot. It looks like fun.

    AND, at the end of the ride, stop by Il Fornaio on Battery Street for an Affogado (espresso poured over ice cream and topped with whipped cream). YUM!

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