DAY 11 - JULY 3, 2010 - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Today we headed to San Francisco. The temperatures were in the mid 70s and it was perfect weather for riding a boat around the San Francisco Bay and walking the shops at Pier 39. Upon arrival we made a reservation for 18 at the Hard Rock Cafe for supper at 5:30. Everyone was excited that we were able to get in. Next we lined up to board the tour boat from the Blue & Gold Fleet. We waited for about 20 minutes and then boarded. The tour took us past the sea lion area, Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge. The first part of the boat tour was the Golden Gate Bridge. Everyone was impressed by this landmark. The next part of the tour was a slow sail-by of Alcatraz Island. We saw every building close up. We also saw graffiti written by the American Indian Movement when they occupied the island in the early 1970s. The tour also gave us wonderful views of the downtown San Francisco. We then landed back on land and went to Pier 39 for lunch and shopping. Everyone was looking for last-minute souvenirs of this wonderful trip. Dinner was served at the Hard Rock Cafe at 5:30 and at 6:30 everyone ran to North Point Dr. to catch a ride on San Francisco's world famous cable cars. We all squished into the cable car and rode into the financial district of San Francisco before boarding a bus to the San Francisco Airport to catch out 11:59 pm flight.