Hooray for long weekends! Especially ones that lead up to a historical inauguration (can anyone talk about anything else?!? That's okay, I can't stop talking about it too!).
On Saturday, Will, Robert, Key and I had a pretty fantastic California day. The weather was spectacular (can anyone say "global warming"?) and we took full advantage of it.
In the morning, we headed across the GG Bridge and had brunch at Fred's Coffee Shop in Sausalito. Yum!
Key ordered the deep-fried french toast, and I had to capture it in film:
From Sausalito, we headed northwesterly to Point Reyes National Seashore, specifically to Bear Valley Visitor Center, the starting point for our hike, #6 on Marin Trails' Top 7 Marin Hikes "Sky Trail at Point Reyes National Seashore". It's a 6.9 mile hike with 1300 ft elevation change, 80% shaded and touted as the best hike to Inverness Ridge. Whee!
It took us about 2 hours to the hike at a leisurely pace. Great way to spend the day.
From Bear Valley, we drove northward to Marshall, to the stretch of Hwy 1 that is populated with oyster farms. Yum!
We first went to Hog Island Oyster Co. so that I could pick up a massive bag of Sweetwater oysters (50 oysters for $40, sweet!). And then we went to the Marshall Store for their oysters three ways (raw, barbequed, Rockefeller) and their amazing clam chowder. It was amazing to enjoy some good eats as the sun was slowly going down over the bay.
After the feed fest and a couple beers, we headed back to the city for a mellow night. In fact, we watched the phenomenal hockey game between the two top teams in the NHL: San Jose Sharks vs. Detroit Red Wings. That game was amazing!
Great (winter) day in California, definitely cannot complain!
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