We met up with our friends the Denhams for this fun-filled day of sight-seeing. First we went to Fort Point, a Civil War soldier base that was built to protect the bay from attack. Fort Point is located directly below the Golden Gate Bridge.
Below is a view of Alcatraz Island from Fort Point. It was a beautiful day and we also enjoyed watching the surfers riding the waves.
There were lots of cannons here! We also got to see the soldier's barracks.
There was a park ranger on hand to teach the kids how to load and fire a cannon. Each kid had a job and he tried to get them to do it quickly. But there were a lot of steps and Brad kept running over to me because he was afraid that they were really firing the cannon. And the ranger sent Lila back in the first 5 minutes because she was hampering the war efforts.
But, in the end, everyone got a certificate (well, not Lila, but everyone else...).
Brad and David had fun running around in this large, open area.
And Lila enjoyed the fresh air too.
Then we drove across the Golden Gate Bridge (we had driven across the Bay Bridge on the way into SF) and walked on the bridge for a while.
It really is an amazing work and the view from the bridge is breath-taking! I wish Ken could have been with us as he didn't get the chance to go on the bridge.
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How awesome to be able to see the famous Golden Gate Bridge! TO ACTUALLY BE THERE!!
That place below looks really cool, too. (Bill cracked up laughing when I read the part about Lila hampering the war efforts.)
What an amazing week you all had!
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