The photo in the bottom right corner is the view from our campsite. I couldn’t believe how beautiful our random little pullout spot was. 🙂
We spent a very enjoyable day poking around the funny city of San Francisco. We crawled over historic ships in the marina and visited the sourdough bakery. We ordered a breadbowl of clam chowder, the crust perfectly toasted a golden brown. We found a public installation of an Andy Goldsworthy art piece in the park. I had heard there’s a flock of parrots living on Telegraph hill, so we went to investigate. After maneuvering through the impossible San Francisco streets we managed to squeeze our CRV into a parking spot. I was sure glad we had four wheel drive–or I’m sure the car wouldn’t slipped where it stood.
We hiked up the sidewalk to the Coit tower on telegraph hill and sure enough, we spotted green parrots with red heads clambering around. Apparently a pair of abandoned pets had managed to find a niche that worked and they proliferated.
Some ghirradelhi chocolates wrapped up our fun day.
Tip: It costs $8 to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge
Visiting San Francisco with Kids
San Francisco is a great option for kids! It’s beautiful and fun to drive around in.
Tip: Play “I spy” with the Golden Gate Bridge as you can see it from many parts of the city.
Tip: Walking along Fisherman’s Wharf is free and full of interesting things to experience.
Tip: If you go into the two different stores on Ghirardelli Square, you can get two free handouts of silky smooth chocolate.
Walkabout 