Stroooooong Coffee!

Strong coffee is the order of the day....once more....

again we had corned beef hash and again it was huge.  Food and wine portions are so much bigger over here.  Most people who order a salad 'to go' for lunch walk out of the cafe with a meal the size of two in Australia. (I asked for a 'take away' order today....... nice bloke called Leonardi advised that 'to go' is the wording over here).  

Darren headed into the main part of town for work mid-morning while I took a walk down, and through, Fisherman's Wharf.  I had my first glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge (typically almost covered in fog) and then just out from Hyde Street Pier, where I was standing,  was the island we all associate with the handsome Mr. Connery.  We will be visiting Alcatraz on Saturday and are looking forward to that immensely.  

An interesting experience at Hyde Street Pier watching people order, and get delivered, live awesome-sized crabs wallowing in the many tanks available for people to view at their leisure.  The smell was amazing (for seafood lovers that is) and the kids were so intrigued by it all.  

Later that afternoon Darren and I headed into the city to purchase pre-paid phones and some internet access.  Cool sales assistant, with that strange surname of 'Smith' served us, and an hour later out we went with el-cheapo flip phones and little 'mi-fi' things! that finally meant we could use the net at a reasonable cost.

Darren had a conference that evening and I decided to go downstairs and soak up some of the atmosphere in the bar/lounge area.  I was again thinking how nice all the wait staff are - then again it's in their best interest to be or the tips won't be too forthcoming.

This was our last night at Marriott Fisherman's Wharf.  Thanks guys. It's been fun.

(This post and the previous one are in the wrong order...comes with being a bit weary late at night when typing).