On Wednesday we cycled across Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. I am so delighted that we did this! I was nervous beforehand in case I held up the others or found it too difficult, but it was absolutely fine and I loved it. It helped me that the warm temperature was alleviated by a cool breeze from the sea. This is caused by the hot inland air rising and being replaced by cool air rushing in from the ocean, forming fog which is pulled through the Golden Gate passage into the bay. We were so lucky that only the very top of the bridge towers had fog wreathed around them, so we had fantastic views of the bay. Once we had crossed the bridge, expertly avoiding other cyclists and many pedestrians, we cycled down into Sausalito, which is very pretty. Otis Redding wrote “Sitting on the dock of the bay” when he was staying on a houseboat here.
We had a celebratory late lunch on a restaurant terrace overlooking the bay which was very relaxing and picturesque. When we joined the queue of cyclists waiting to get the ferry back to San Francisco, it was so busy that we didn’t get on to the first one and had to wait for the next ferry. However when it tried to dock, the captain had to try about six times to bring the ferry in to the pier. I don’t know whether the currents are very difficult or whether the crew were very inexperienced, but it did not inspire confidence!
As the ferry set off, we saw a huge bank of clouds rolling down the hills behind Sausalito; it was spectacular.
We were hot and dusty after our cycle ride, however our hotel has a lovely swimming pool so we cooled off there later. It was a great day and I was so happy that I had “biked the bridge!”
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