RobiNZ @ Autodesk University 2007 - San Francisco

I arrived here Friday and the weather was very similar to Auckland. When I left Auckland was experiencing an early summer and San Francisco is having a late one!

I had a late, very late, lunch or early dinner with Helga who I met on an Adventure South cycle trip. It was great to see her again. After dinner we checked out a recent art installation in the form of a huge spider!

Today I rented a bike and went around the bay cycle trail, over Golden Gate Bridge, which I’d done before but was happy to repeat. It’s a stunning structure and not to be missed, especially on a bicycle. Last time I’d spent too much time time exploring the south side, towards Ocean Beach & Golden Gate park, and had to rush to meet the ferry at Sausalito. This time I explored the Marin Headlands, towards Rodeo Beach, then carried on past Sausalito around Richardson Bay to Tiburon. It was a great ride on a near perfect day. It was strange riding a bike without the clip in pedals I’m used to at home and remembering to ride on the wrong (right) side of the road but had no problems. I thought I was being clever going around to Tiburon as there were hundreds of cyclists waiting for the Sausalito Ferry. It wasn’t as busy at Tiburon but then the Ferry carried on to pickup the mob at Sausalito before returning to the city. First on meant last off, not so clever eh!

       

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