Weekend in California.

11-15-15 LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA: We flew out on Friday, the flight was delayed for two hours while they did some patch work on the plane cabin. Eventually we landed at SFO, picked up the rental car, drove south, and checked in at the Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos. Then it was up the mountain to see Jon, Siobhan, Eoin and Joe.

The next AM we brought pastries for breakfast, and, after Eoin’s viola lesson, went up the coast, crossed the Golden Gate Bridge to the Point Bonita Lighthouse in Marin County. After soaking up the views of San Fran and the bridge, the bay littered with sailboats, the waves breaking on the rocks and the birds—gulls, pelicans, cormorants, we were back in the cars to go to Sausalito to prowl the waterfront, watch boats return to the marina, see the ferry chug off across the bay to SF, and ogle galleries.

In SF, we had dinner at Capannina on Union, nice Italian cuisine. Ghirardelli Square was at the end of our long after-dinner walk where much chocolate was observed. On the way to CA 101 S, we passed the San Fran city hall, which was lit up in rouge, bleu and blanc.


View of the GG Bridge from Point Bonita.

...and the Pacific breakers.

Lighthouse light.

Two pelicans, a gull, and three cormorants.

Sausalito marina at the end of the day, Angel Island in the background.

Ghirardelli Square.

Today we brought bagels with all the usual spreads and garnishes. We watched it clear up after the late night rainstorm. Rain? Yes, indeed, and welcome.


San José and the hills east of the bay from the mountain.

That's the bay behind the white offices.