I love being a bargain hunter! I have tried to embrace the idea of not missing out on opportunities that may not come again and have had some wonderful experiences because of it. Josh and I got to have another one of those experiences. I found some RIDICULOUSLY cheap flights to San Francisco and after joking about it for several days we realized we should actually take advantage of it and go! We didn't think Josh could get a day off work with it being busy season but we took a risk and booked the flights anyway and then hoped that his boss would allow him a day off. And he did! Josh had been to San Fran twice in the past but I never had so this was my first time there. I have always found it intriguing to actually be in a place that I have seen in movies and pictures a lot. It is fascinating to me to see things in real life, not just in images. It's always a very different experience to feel and hear and smell things in person! We found a wonderful place to stay in San Leandro which we will definitely stay at again if we ever have the chance to go back. It was on a marina and our room had a little balcony that overlooked the boats that were docked. It was so nice.
We spent the whole first day at Fisherman's Wharf. We toured all of the museum ships that were docked there and enjoyed getting our fill of the sourdough bread from Boudins. We were able to continue our tradition of visiting the museum ships in the area. We found out the Musée Mécanique was filled with antique arcade games and we cashed in a bunch of dollars and had a ton of fun playing some of them.
We went to church on Sunday in San Lorenzo and ended up meeting someone who went to school with a coworker of mine. It's a small world. Another one of my favorite things about travelling - meeting people you would never have encountered otherwise. That night we went to the Oakland LDS Temple and enjoyed the amazing views and beauty of the temple. We spent some time at the visitor's center and watched the Meet The Mormons movie that they were showing.
On Monday we toured the USS Hornet and drove around the city and across the Golden Gate bridge and then got on a plane for home!
