I was awake pretty early today, so I had Starbucks delivered for breakfast while Tyler slept in a bit.
It was another rainy day today. Apparently San Francisco doesn’t often get rain and when they do its much celebrated to water the plants and experience some green until the drought takes hold again. However, there is currently something called an atmospheric river happening that literally creates a constant stream of precipitation funneled into the Bay Area. So for the better part of today, we’re planning to be indoors.
We had tickets to the California Academy of Science for today. I called an Uber for the 30 minute drive to Golden Gate Park where the museum is located.
The museum is amazing… with a biome rainforest with plants and insects and butterflies. Underneath that is a huge aquarium with lots of fish, reptiles, etc. There is a T-Rex and an earthquake simulator, a planetarium, and so much more. We had a lot of fun checking out all of the different exhibits.
It was early afternoon when we wrapped up at the museum so we grabbed another Uber and headed back to Pier 33. We had hoped that the USS Jeremiah OBrien would be available for a tour today but no luck. So instead, we grabbed some snacks and umbrellas and then did some shopping for souvenirs.
When we were finished shopping, we decided to head over and ride one of San Francisco’s iconic cable cars. We sat in the front on the way up and then switched cars for the return trip where we sat indoors so we could scope out the roles / responsibilities of each of the cable car workers. It was really fascinating to learn more when a city ambassador shared with us while we waited for our second car.
Afterwards, we walked back to our hotel for a warm shower and to get ready for dinner. We had reservations at Epic Steak which is set just below the Bay Bridge. A gorgeous view from the dining room and the food did not disappoint.
Then it was another car ride back to the hotel where we packed up for the morning. We have a 6:00 am pick up to make it to the airport on time.
