Well, today got off to a bit of a rough start, but recovered. For some reason, and I can't figure out why, I didn't pre-purchase my ticket for Alcatrez. Maybe because I wasn't exactly sure what time I'd get there? Regardless, I never bought it. So when I showed up today, the next available tours were on Monday. Well that wasn't going to work. So then I know that I'm not going to be able to do Alcatrez. Total bummer. So then I made my way down to the start point for the Volksmarch, which wasn't open yet. So then I decided I was hungry, so I'd try one of the Fishermen's Wharf food vendors, but they weren't open yet either. So I had to just sit around and wait for a bit. Oh, and I had already walked a good mile and a half before starting the walk.
So when I finally was able to start the walk (the box seemed more disorganized than usual, which didn't help), I was in kinda a crabby mood. The walk took me all the way down Embarcadero to AT&T Park. I went through the Farmers' Market, which was great, but didn't buy anything. The walk also went up through the financial district and Chinatown. It wasn't nearly as challenging as I expected it to be. I've definitely done more difficult walks up to this point. At the end of the walk, it went right near where my car is parked (in a garage for the weekend) and where I'm staying, so I was able to pick up my laundry and bring it back to the apartment.
After I finished the walk, I ate some dungeneous crab at fishermen's wharf and then made a stop to see the sea lions. Because I wasn't able to actually go to Alcatrez, I had bought a ticket for a boat ride that would circle around it, so I'd at least get an up close view of it. So I did that at 3:30, which was fun. I had no desire to sit out on the deck because of the cold and wind, but it was still a great boat ride.
After the boat ride, I came back to the apartment, caught up on all of my laundry, and then Jen and I went out for a couple of drinks. At the first place, this good cover band was playing - mainly songs from the 90's. They were really fun. Once the bar got crowded, we bailed and went to a local dive bar for one more beer.
Overall, a good day that recovered from a pretty crappy start.
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