Started off with a clam chowder breaky at boudins on the fisherman's wharf listening to a man playing the same song on the saxophone with little walk around the corner in between.
Then it was off to hire a bike a ride over the golden gate bridge. We tried to get on the 1pm tour but were steered off path by stupid locals and missed it, definitely nothing to do with my navigation skills. So we were off, Kendall and I, cruising the bayside of San Francisco by bike, past some LOVELY houses and scenery. After 30 minutes riding the bridge wasn't getting much closer and the crazy headwind wasn't getting any easier. The head down streamline riding stance however was extremely effective.
Awesome views as we rode toward and over the bridge. Down the other side we could see where the ferries were coming from to get back but couldn't see how to get there. Luckily I found a map and with a little navigation prowess and a lot of luck we made it to the coolest little town called sousalito where the ferries back to fisherman's wharf were leaving from.
A couple of stops along the way and we were heading back (past alcatraz) to fishermans wharf where it all began. Met a couple on the ferry who said they were going to the Giants game that night which worked out perfectly (insert - kendall is a legend for speaking to strangers).
Back to the hostel. Quick Shower then off to the Giants baby! Woooo! Got our tickets at the ballpark a couple of pieces of Giants merch and we were set for a night out at the ballgame. Crazy, crazy stuff. Heaps of fun. Got rolled by the sign saying SUPER DOG which was a tiny little hot dog in aluminum and then by the "cheese nachos" sign. It came down to the final innings where it was all up to Brian Wilson to wrap up the game for the Giants. Apparently he is a bit of a choker as per the funny, possibly stoned 18yr old couple below us. With a bit of encouragement "C'moooon. Strike his ass out Brian!! Wooooooooo!" Brian closed the game despite losing one run for a 6-4 victory. The Giants Baby Wooooo!
Cab driver in the way home was telling us how he used to buy cheap booze from Australian soldiers back during the Korean war and when everyone was drunk in his battalion his CO would yell "Goooooodddaammmnnn Bennett!!" It was a huge day from beginning to end with heaps of funny moments along the way, the top 3 of which were.
1. Girl at the bike stores Hilarious joke about Kendall (Wheeler)'s last name and the fact we were cycling
2. Girl nearly necking herself down massive hill checking for cars over her left shoulder with an amazing recovery through harsh terrain.
3. Photo above.
Max, hey dad here, finally Carls logged me in on google so I am right to go now. India was ok 3 weeks a bit long, probably heading back at some point soon. Since back in Melb have done 3 crossfit sessions at Stkilda. Well I have attended 3, today WOD was Fran, did jump pull ups and 20kg, did the box run the other day got to 10, and day 1 was a 4 exercise combo, front squats, and 3 other things. Been pulling up pretty sore, 2 days have headed to tan and jogged a lap to recover. Apart from that all is well here, love the blogs, and now I am Crossfit training, I am understanding the exercise notes. keep the blogs going part of my routine now, ok cheers mate. Dad
ReplyDeleteExcellent news that your onto CrossFit. The next few days over here I'll be with a guy from melbourne who does it too so we are going to have a good few days training after doing mostly sightseeing. Fran is one of the toughest workouts there is, good job. You will see some massive improvements in fitness now that you're crossfitting and be addicted in no time. Im getting mentally prepared for tackling Mexico which I think will be a similar experience to india. The no pants no talk rule will be in affect as soon as I step off the plane.
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