Last month I posted that I would be taking a trip out to California. The trip dates were June 13-22, and we made stops in San Francisco, Yosemite, Disneyland, Carmel, and Monterrey. During this trip report I'll focus on all stops of the trip, not just skip forward to Disneyland. We had an amazing time during our trip, and it far exceeded any expectations that I had during it. The title of the trip report will make sense as we go along, but it started out as a completely innocent nickname, which became progressively worse as the trip went on. So sit back, relax, and enjoy 10 days out west.
The cast for this trip included myself; my husband, Jordan; my mom, Reva (some of you may know her on here as Disneybird); my dad, Larry; my uncle, Norman; and my aunt, Pam. This trip was actually several years in the making, as it was a continuation of a trip out west that my parents and aunt and uncle took, and I had absolutely nothing to do with the planning of this trip, except for making flight reservations.
The trip began with an early morning departure from the airport in Atlanta, GA. We had a direct flight to San Francisco through Southwest. All six of us were on the same flight heading out. This flight with Southwest was much cheaper than other flights that we found out to SF. However, it was very much a value flight. It didn't bother me that there was no in-flight entertainment or television screens on the back of our seats. I had plenty to keep my occupied for our flight and to me having all of those extras would not have been worth the extra money.
We arrived in San Francisco around 1:00 PST. We were tired and had already been going for around 12 hours by that point, but there was still a lot of day left as far as the west coast was concerned. We arranged for a limo service to pick us up and drive us to our hotel near Fisherman's Wharf. I wasn't really looking forward to our time in San Francisco. A lot of people that I know told me how much they love visiting San Francisco, but I didn't know what to expect.
The limo service was $70 from the airport to our hotel in San Francisco. The drive took around a half hour, and considering that they picked up all 6 of us and our luggage for that price, it wasn't a bad deal. During our trip to San Francisco we stayed at a Comfort Inn hotel. It was called Comfort Inn by the Bay. The drive to the hotel was less than glamorous. In fact, it didn't help with my lack of enthusiasm for this part of the trip. When we arrived at the hotel our room wasn't ready, so the staff stored our luggage while we went out exploring.
We headed towards Fisherman's Wharf by going through a park near Fort Mason. The park was great. It was pedestrian and bike friendly. The best part was that in the distance was the Golden Gate Bridge.
As you can see the weather was absolutely gorgeous. It was in the low 70s, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
We made our way through the Aquatic Park and towards Fisherman's Wharf. We were in-between two amazing sites. The Golden Gate Bridge was behind us and Alcatraz and ahead.
The cast for this trip included myself; my husband, Jordan; my mom, Reva (some of you may know her on here as Disneybird); my dad, Larry; my uncle, Norman; and my aunt, Pam. This trip was actually several years in the making, as it was a continuation of a trip out west that my parents and aunt and uncle took, and I had absolutely nothing to do with the planning of this trip, except for making flight reservations.
The trip began with an early morning departure from the airport in Atlanta, GA. We had a direct flight to San Francisco through Southwest. All six of us were on the same flight heading out. This flight with Southwest was much cheaper than other flights that we found out to SF. However, it was very much a value flight. It didn't bother me that there was no in-flight entertainment or television screens on the back of our seats. I had plenty to keep my occupied for our flight and to me having all of those extras would not have been worth the extra money.
We arrived in San Francisco around 1:00 PST. We were tired and had already been going for around 12 hours by that point, but there was still a lot of day left as far as the west coast was concerned. We arranged for a limo service to pick us up and drive us to our hotel near Fisherman's Wharf. I wasn't really looking forward to our time in San Francisco. A lot of people that I know told me how much they love visiting San Francisco, but I didn't know what to expect.
The limo service was $70 from the airport to our hotel in San Francisco. The drive took around a half hour, and considering that they picked up all 6 of us and our luggage for that price, it wasn't a bad deal. During our trip to San Francisco we stayed at a Comfort Inn hotel. It was called Comfort Inn by the Bay. The drive to the hotel was less than glamorous. In fact, it didn't help with my lack of enthusiasm for this part of the trip. When we arrived at the hotel our room wasn't ready, so the staff stored our luggage while we went out exploring.
We headed towards Fisherman's Wharf by going through a park near Fort Mason. The park was great. It was pedestrian and bike friendly. The best part was that in the distance was the Golden Gate Bridge.
As you can see the weather was absolutely gorgeous. It was in the low 70s, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
We made our way through the Aquatic Park and towards Fisherman's Wharf. We were in-between two amazing sites. The Golden Gate Bridge was behind us and Alcatraz and ahead.
