First Ferry Ride

No, it's not our first ferry ride... It's Betty's first ferry ride! It was a beautiful day (if just a tad windy), so we absconded with Betty, introduced her to the joys of commuting by ferry and kept her for our Wednesday night meeting. I don't think she minded.

Waiting for the ferry at the Ferry Building...



View of Coit tower...



San Francisco skyline...



Alcatraz Island...



Almost to Sausalito - the end of the ride.

Asian Art Museum - first Sundays

The Asian Art Museum is FREE the first Sunday of every month. You may be wondering what the draw to the Asian Art Museum is - well initially it was the Bali exhibit that's on until September, but since our visit, the real draw is the building...





I really appreciated this quote in Samsung Hall. In case you can't read it, it says "Quiet is Kin to Learning".

North to Mendocino

During Bob's Spring Break we took a day trip north to Mendocino. It was the warmest day of the season - 86 degrees at one point! - so a beautiful day for a drive.

First we drove through the vineyards northwest of Santa Rosa. No, that isn't snow - it's a carpet of white flowers!





Then we drove through some redwoods - the Navarro River Redwoods State Park to be specific...



We walked around Mendocino and enjoyed some more flowers. This particular bush was very fragrant and attracting a healthy dose of bees...





Visited the local "grocery store" aka food co-op with an amazing bulk food section...



Purchased a small jar of local (bulk) honey at the food co-op. It seemed appropriate given our encounter with the bee bush...



And drove out on the bluff for some prime sunset viewing!