I didn’t get on my bike at all today. It was another nice break. Instead, I had a great day taking in San Francisco. A friend from Twitter, Cindi, took me around and showed me the sites. It was certainly an amazing way to see the city, and see the city we did. We even ended up going into some areas that she had not been.
I’ve had a chance now to meet a few friends from Twitter, and I think it’s very cool that I have been able to develop friendships with people over social media. I will be meeting more people during my time at the Vegas bike show next weekend.
Cindi has come up with a very creative business idea. She started Style Saver Scarf, a hand made satin scarf that people can wear under their helmet as a ‘doo-rag.” The cool thing with these scarves is that they actually prevent “helmet hair” because of the satin material. I’m bringing a couple of samples back to Canada with me, but I encourage you to check out her site.
I also finally put my feet in the Ocean. We drove over to one of the beaches and I took a little walk into the water. Yes, it was cold. There were a couple of brave surfers enjoying the waves, but they were covered up with body suits. I was told that the water in this area can be cold enough to do serious damage within five minutes. So, it was a quick walk in the water! The sand was actually small rocks. It was very interesting. I tried taking a picture of it, but the shot didn’t turn out that great.
We also headed over to the Golden Gate Bridge. We walked to the half way point of the bridge. Us and most of San Francisco! I couldn’t believe how many people walk or cycle the bridge. There were clearly a lot of tourists, like me, taking all kinds of pictures. This shot isn’t the greatest, but it gives a little idea of the length of the bridge. It didn’t seem as high up as I thought it would, but it was high. As you get closer to the middle of the bridge, there are signs encouraging people not to give up hope on life. Beside the signs, there are phones that people can use to be talked out of jumping. It’s that serious a thing on the bridge.
I discovered last night that Christina Shook was going to be doing a book signing for her very cool pictorial book, Chicks on Bikes. Christina is another of my twitter friends, and when I told her I was in San Francisco, she encouraged me to swing by the book signing. I did, and grabbed a copy of her great book. If you’re into photography, you’ll want to check out the book and order one for yourself.
My night ended by hanging out at a birthday party with a very cool family. The Matriarch was from Saskatchewan, so it was fun “talking Canadian” for a few hours.
Just a wonderful, relaxing day.
Next, I’ll be meeting up with another twitter friend for a coffee before beginning my trip to Vegas. I’ve been persuaded to take a trip through Yosemite National Park, and will likely end up camping in the park. I look forward to checking it out for part of the day.
I will continue to update as I can.
