Sailing around the Bay
The novelty of taking a boat under the Golden Gate Bridge has always appealed to me, but I’ve never had a reason to do it until Stephanie’s mom came to visit. I figured we’d just take one of the ferries that tour the Bay, but I checked to see if anything else was available and stumbled upon Adventure Cat, a sailing catamaran tour. What a great idea. It was less crowded, slightly longer (in duration), quieter, narration-free, and diesel-exhaust-free. It also helped that we chose an absolutely perfect day (last Saturday) to go out. Here are some pictures from the trip.
![Sea lions watching the tourists at Pier 39](/images/adventure-cat-people-watching-pier-39-sea-lions.jpg)
![Golden Gate Bridge in the distance](/images/adventure-cat-golden-gate-bridge-in-full.jpg)
![Stephanie and her mom all bundled up](/images/adventure-cat-stephanie-and-chris.jpg)
![Alcatraz](/images/adventure-cat-alcatraz-close-up.jpg)
![Approaching Golden Gate Bridge](/images/adventure-cat-golden-gate-bridge-at-angle.jpg)
![The north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge](/images/adventure-cat-golden-gate-bridge-north-tower.jpg)
![Underneath the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge](/images/adventure-cat-golden-gate-bridge-north-tower-footing.jpg)
![The south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge](/images/adventure-cat-golden-gate-bridge-south-tower.jpg)