Planes, Trains, & Automobiles

Planes: Yes

Subway: No problem

Trains: Sure

Buses: NO!

Not in San Francisco anyways.

Tears were almost shed a few times, but I somehow successfully made it to my destination:

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You can’t go to San Francisco and not see the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Allie met me at the bridge so we could we could walk across the 1.7 mile long landmark.

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We made it across!! You can see all of San Francisco from over here.

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Our new friend Jim:

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Because “follow me over here, I want to show you something” isn’t sketchy at all. [I know what you’re thinking Mom. Don’t worry. It was cool.] He showed us some hot pictures spots and we had a fun mini-photo shoot.

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But now what? Walk back across & get on another bus walk the 7 miles back to town?

Or how about keep walking in the opposite direction? Sounds good to me!

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We hiked another mile and a half or so down the hill into Sausalito.

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To be honest, San Francisco wasn’t quite doing it for me. I was a little disappointed in the city, but that all disappeared when we found ourselves in this little gem of a town.

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This is on my list of places to have a summer home. (Yes, there’s a list. Maybe if it stays warm enough here, I could start a winter home list…)

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Dear Sausalito, I <3 you.

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I found my new house. —->

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It was such a cute place- an idyllic small-town feel  made even sweeter by a little stumble into a candy shop.

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Salt water taffy everywhere! Butter popcorn, key lime, coconut, huckleberry, caramel apple= you name it, it was delicious.The owner let us taste everything- smart decision, since it made me want 10 of everything. Smile

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Bags of candy in hand, and coffee to rejuvenate, it was time to head back to the city.

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I’m happy to report we didn’t take the bus. Allie was traumatized by the bus just as much as I was.

So how’d we get back? Here’s a hint:

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