Today we are in San Francisco!
One of the things that Beth and I enjoy the most in our traveling is walking around. It's not unusual for us to put in 8-10 miles walking backstreets, neighborhoods and parks. We've seen some amazing places on these walks and ended up in a few places where we probably shouldn't have been but you don't end up with as many great stories if you stay on the tourist beaten paths. Now we realize that these types of adventures are not for everyone but neither is selling pretty much everything you own and becoming "gypsies" as Sarah calls us.
About 13-14 years ago we did a trip to this wonderful city with our best Burleson friends Rob and Pam McNeely and their kids Ryan and Brittany who were the same age as Ben and Sarah. Our kids were used to being drug all over the place but we failed to warn the McNeely family of our roaming around passion.
Pam, Ryan and Brittany matched us step for step but then there was Rob. Under normal circumstances I have no doubt Rob would have been right there with us but these were not normal circumstances for him. Rob was recovering from knee surgery and if I recall correctly was only a couple of weeks post op at the time.
If you've ever been to San Francisco you know there isn't a flat piece of real estate in the city and the hills are more like "mini mountains" I looked it up last night and there are numerous streets with over 30% elevation and for some strange reason there always seem to be more uphills than downhills. Rob was a trooper on his freshly repaired knee and followed along wherever we went even if we'd frequently have to stop and look back a few blocks to see if he was still with us.
Thankfully we didn't do any damage to the knee or the friendship. We have enjoyed many more traveling and "hanging out" adventures with the McNeely's through the years and look forward to more in the future.
Cruise starts today which means 8 nights in the same bed. It's been quite a ride these last few weeks to get here, "full steam ahead Captain!"
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| Alcatraz- I wonder if we ever had any family there? |
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| Trans America Building and Bay Bridge |
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| Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant in China Town |
