So we're leaving in five days and I haven't blogged a thing :( Oh well, I have a good memory and I will catch you up on all things LA as I have time. But first, I was blessed with the opportunity to go visit the lovely city of San Francisco!
I desperately wanted to visit this city for many reason, first I learned that the Island of Alcatraz was within it's bay also there are two lovely iconic bridges, second I have a dear friend, Pearl, who calls this city home. I was also excited to travel between cities via bus!
The morning I set out on this adventure between cities I felt utterly content and happy. The ride though long was almost as thrilling as the city itself. Hills, lakes, vast fields, and endless orchards and vinyards stretch out in all directions. There were miles of fruit trees all in bloom and every half mile or so there were bee boxes to pollinate said trees. I love all things nature and all things agriculture so I was quite content to look out the window for hours. In fact, I was so content that I failed to finish the book I was reading, "Captivating" by John and Stasi Elderidge. I did however finish it before the trips end and my heart was warmed by the message of the deep love of God and the intrinsic beauty found in each woman's being. And so the eight hour ride hardly felt like three with the company of this book and the beauty of God's earth surrounding.
Once in the city, I was met by Pearl and her Mom Barbara and escorted to their home. I was greeted by a lovely dog named Bart who very much enjoys barking to annouce arrivals and chewing on pinecones.
The next morning Pearl and I set out to explore her city. We joyously boarded a cable car and scooted through the streets like true tourist. The line ended at Fishers Warf where a very large warehouse held many creepy coin operated machines. Though thorougly disturbed by the mechanical antiques and their Chucky like puppets and toys I had to try a few out and must of spent four bucks in quarters making the little mechanical worlds come alive. Having spent all my laundry money, we walked out onto the docks to view some rather large ships and one very long submarine. Being girls, our attention was not held long by these war relics and we soon found our selves instead over at Pier 39 laughing at the sea lions.
We stopped by the Bay bridge and there across the street was a very intersting work of art. It was a huge tangle of square like tubes that reached about twenty or thirty feet but that wasn't the best part. Below was a pond and in that pod were square stones that seemingly floated on the water. It was like real life Mario. Pearl and I quickly scambled over to hop from stone to stone. The city is magical.
After a splendid day of site seeing there came an even more joyous event. Four years ago I lived in a beautiful kingdom called Impact 360 and one of the fellow citizens of this country was Jason Algeier. Since leaving the marvelous place I had been unable to visit my friend Jason because of the great distance between our two state, Georgia and California. However on this evening Jason came from his home in Sacremento with his girlfriend Christy to have dinner with Pearl and I on Haight Street. We met a small asian restaurant and chatted, caught up, and gossiped about fellow Impacters. It was delightful. I was very pleased to be able to see Jason again and to meet Christy.
What could top such a splendid day? Only one thing, Alcatraz. Pearl and I made the decision to make the treacherous voyage across the bay to the looming island of Alcatraz. Okay it wasn't so treacherous, in fact, the ruins of Alcatraz are quite beautiful. After the Indian take over of the Island in the late 60's, many of the building were burned down or demolished and huge piles of rubble were left for the unattended gardens to take over, the result is reminisce of a fairy tale. Not all the bulding were destroyed, the federal prison building still remains in all it's doom and dankness. Peal and I first listend to a park ranger (who was "boss" in Pearl's terms). He told us about the five men who escaped Alcatraz. None of them were ever found and are presumed to have drowned in the fridged waters and been swept out to sea by the harsh currents but it's still fun to imagine that they did some how survive. Well fun on some level they were federal criminals. After this we took the informative audio tour of the prison and saw the tiny cells, the gun gallories and the fake heads that the escapees left in their beds to fool the guards.
Pearl and I were enchated by this Island and as we floated back across on the ferry we entered into Narnia. A replica of a like 1700's ship came sailing across the bay. It was like stepping back in time.
We finished the day by going out for Pizza with Pearl's Mom and brother, Jackson. It was an enjoyable experience on the whole. I am so glad to have a friend to take me in even on the opposite side of the the states.
I desperately wanted to visit this city for many reason, first I learned that the Island of Alcatraz was within it's bay also there are two lovely iconic bridges, second I have a dear friend, Pearl, who calls this city home. I was also excited to travel between cities via bus!
Once in the city, I was met by Pearl and her Mom Barbara and escorted to their home. I was greeted by a lovely dog named Bart who very much enjoys barking to annouce arrivals and chewing on pinecones.
Sea lions always seemed so majestic and graceful at the zoos (maybe it was the music playing in the background at the exhibits that gave that effect) but in real life these fellows were quite smelly and ridiculous. They made the dumbest noises and were some of the crankiest creatures I've ever seen. The blubbered about and whined whenever they were woken up or bothered by another sea lion (which was often since they formed one big sea lion pile). They played king of the dock and knocked each other into the water. Yes, sea lions are quite humorous to watch so Pearl and I stood and made unflattering comments about these silly fellows for quite a while. Eventually we continues on our way and visited a few other sites.
We stopped by the Bay bridge and there across the street was a very intersting work of art. It was a huge tangle of square like tubes that reached about twenty or thirty feet but that wasn't the best part. Below was a pond and in that pod were square stones that seemingly floated on the water. It was like real life Mario. Pearl and I quickly scambled over to hop from stone to stone. The city is magical. 
Pearl and I were enchated by this Island and as we floated back across on the ferry we entered into Narnia. A replica of a like 1700's ship came sailing across the bay. It was like stepping back in time. We finished the day by going out for Pizza with Pearl's Mom and brother, Jackson. It was an enjoyable experience on the whole. I am so glad to have a friend to take me in even on the opposite side of the the states.
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