Day 115

Muir Woods

Aug 29, 2013, 1:00 PM

I am about to bitch so if you don't want to hear it I'd suggest you stop reading right now. . .  If you're still with me, I am going to take it that you are willing to listen to my rant. Oh and I'm going to RANT!!! 

We left this morning at a decent time. We made it to Muir Woods taking the craziest route the GPS laid out for us. As we were driving Steve and I were laughing that she was going to take her revenge on us. She had us going through what could only be called "The Hood". I told Steve she is going to get us so turned around and in such a bad area and then she's going to tell us, "That's it sucker, this is where I'm leaving you for all the times you gave me crap." Thankfully she's not vindictive and she got us to Muir Woods without incident. As we drive up there is a sign that says the main parking lot is full, so we gave it a once around just to see if anyone was leaving, no such luck. We go to the next lot, it's full too. There is off road parking but it is a way down the road and the secondary lot was a good hike, so I suggested we go around again. People were coming and going all the time. Someone had to be leaving. So we go back to the main lot, we just missed one, DAMN. We go back to the secondary lot, there is a guy walking to a car, Steve rolls the window down and asks him if he's leaving, now mind you, there was no frustration or aggravation at this point so Steve wasn't sounding short or anything. The guy said "I will be, yeah", so we wait. I'm doing the happy dance, we got a spot, yippee. He gets in his car, he's not moving, OK it's cool, we are happy people, we are on vacation, we are patient. His girlfriend/wife walks up, we are still waiting, cars are going around us, it's all good, we're cool. He puts the top down, we are still waiting. She gets out to get something from the back seat, she fights with it a minute, then puts it in the trunk, now by this time the people going around us are GETTING SPOTS THAT WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN BUT, WE WERE STILL BEING PATIENT!!!!!!! She is gets back in her seat, she is now arching her back over the seat and she has her camera and she is taking a picture of herself like she is all that. Steve is going out of his MIND!!!!!!!! I got out of the car with the camera to get a picture of this. This had to go in the blog. It was incredible! There was no reason he couldn't have gotten out of the parking spot and pulled over to do all of their fiddling, but no. They took over 15 minutes to leave the parking spot, the whole time knowing we were patiently waiting. This was the most blatant display of inconsiderate, self absorbed, ASSHOLE'itis in the world, this guy's head was so far up his butt the only time he see daylight is when he has a colonoscopy, and there was no reason what's so ever. It isn't like we were short with the guy, we didn't beep the horn, there was no giving him the finger, there was no reason to be this much of an ass unless of course you're born that way. Now the best part of all of this is I HAVE HIS LICENSE PLATE, and they were from Florida. So this is what I need from each of you, if you know this person you tell them they are JERKS!!!!! Both of them!!!!!! However, in all of this my husband kept his cool and was a tower of restraint. It was a Herculean feat of restraint but he held it, I was so proud. Me, I wanted to kill the guy. I wanted to take his head and smash it into the steering wheel. I wanted to beat his girlfriend/wife with the camera, but non of that would be nice, so I didn't. 

Putting that nasty little incident behind us, we moved on into the city. I love San Francisco!! I'm not even sure why, it's a big city I usually hate big cities, but not San Francisco. We went to Fisherman's Wharf and had lunch at Alioto's. it was very good, but Steve got a bowl of crab bisque and it tasted like it had nutmeg in it. Now I'm sure that nutmeg is appropriate seasoning for something that is cream based, but I didn't like it. Maybe the chef was heavy handed, I don't know. 

After lunch we walked around a bit. I got some photos of street performers. Then on to Ghirardelli's for a hot fudge sundae. Oh it was heaven!!!!! After that we walked back to the car, we found a bakery to get a loaf of sour dough bread, then we drove to the Golden Gate Recreation Area. I was thinking this is perfect, I'll be able to get a really nice picture of the bridge from the pier that you can walk out on. The places along the wharf where you could actually see the bridge, there were obstructions in the way of a good shot. Not from this place. We found the perfect parking spot and it was free, cool right! I got my cameras and we walked out. My first look over to the west, I couldn't see the bridge, I figured OK we just haven't walked out far enough. We walk out further and it hits me I CAN'T SEE THE BRIDGE CAUSE IT IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN FOG!!!!!! Come on, this is crazy. I've got one shot at the Golden Gate Bridge and it's covered in fog. I realize that happens more often then not but just a few hours ago it was nice, where were where standing was crystal clear, to the north, east, and south crystal clear, but the bridge was covered. Oh well, I guess our next trip, in another 12 years, I'll get a picture of the bridge. 

On to Chinatown. We walked around Chinatown and then settled on a place to eat. It was good, not great, but hell we had already eaten so much today. I left my camera in the car cause we really were only planning on getting something to eat and don't you know I should have had it with me. In several places we saw an old Asian man playing an Erhu and I would have liked to have gotten a photo of that. You know on vacation you just can't get a picture of everything, trust me, I've tried. It can't be done. 

So now dinner is done, we are stuffed fuller than a Christmas goose and more than ready to go home. As we near the GGB, don't you flipp'n know that damn thing is crystal clear now. I mean, come on, work with me here people!!!! It's not right to tease the photographer, I have a T-shirt that says it all, "I'm About To Snap". Well that darling husband if mine, I know I've mentioned him a time or two, well bless his little heart, he took me back to the pier so I could get pictures. Even though we were in such horrible traffic and we'd just have to fight it again later. I am so lucky to have this man and I don't deserve him, God knows. So this is how I'm summing up today. . .  It was a good day, but there were some trials, however we are still having a good time so it wasn't that bad. I'm not 100% sure I will get this out tonight and if I don't I'm sorry, but you just would not believe the traffic we are dealing with trying to get home.