7/18/2010

Our first week in California has come and gone and it's been pretty non stop. The first day, first thing we parked right by the Cable Car Museum (thank you Tito), then went there, followed by our favorite pet store with the baby puffer fish and then a hike to the top of Telegraph Hill and Coit tower. Then back to the car (to make sure the tires didn't get chalked, then on to lunch at Sam Wo of course. Favorite Mommy gave us more food than we could handle, not a surprise, but it did make it difficult to waddle back up the hill to the car. Next stop was a really good playground at Golden Gate park, then a visit with MAL and another march up to the top of one of the tallest hills in his neighborhood. Last but not least, we talked Papa into taking us to In and Out for dinner, and it was goooood. Big crazy full active first day done.

The next morning we were off to Muir Woods to get in a long (5 miles) hike and see us some redwoods. We decided to enter the loop backwards and we're glad we did--the downhill we did at the end would have been much harder to get up than the route we chose.

Wednesday we went back to the Exploratorium for the first time in two years--it was great, see below for how and why.

Thursday and Friday Papa had to work all day so we contented ourselves with our computers. Wurra wurra, pity us. 

This weekend we were off to Club Fernandez near San Jose. We agree that David's chicken and hamburgers are even better than papa's, but we still like papa's okay. We just hope he builds a barrel smoker like David's.

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First stop, the cable car museum. Loud.

Sam Wo--mmmmm, 7-Up.

This is definitely what you want to do right after filling up on food extra at Sam Wo. C'mon papa, join us!

We are men from Mars--we will not hurt you.

So we were kind of grumbly about this hike until we started hitting big redwood groves like this. The coolest thing was the fog was condensing on the trees and it was 'raining' inside the forest. Very refreshing for the trees, and for us.

This tree might have needed some extra fog condensation. 

A fine lesson to not take up smoking.

Finally back at the Exploratorium and the new geometry exhibit. It's good to be able to climb on the exhibit.

Willie said "a nerd in his natural habitat."

The Expanded Rhombic Triacontahedron. You don't get it? Read below.

So much to do, so little time, just 4 more days, please, we'll be good. They've got a cafe and bathrooms, so we don't have to go.

And don't forget about moon lander.

Okay, we finally left, and took a hike up Hyde street, down Lombard, up Greenwich and down Filbert, then it was off to the Ghirardelli store for free chocolate--hooray!