We got up at 3am on Friday morning to fly out of OKC at 6am. We were a bit tired but more excited than anything. The kids didn't complain and I don't think they even fell back to sleep on the drive to the airport.
After a stop in AZ for a tiny lay over we arrived in Oakland airport right around noon. We were scared about how to get from the airport to our hotel since it was across the bay. We opted to spend a little $$ and hire a towncar. It was a nice ride over to the hotel. It was really neat seeing HUGE crane along the water to lift off the crates from the barges.
Once we got to our hotel we saw how close to Fishermans Wharf we were. It was a perfect location. We were all starving by this time. For some reason airplane peanuts just weren't holding us. So we walked over to Peir 39, tourist central, and found a hamburger joint to get something "safe" to eat.
You can see that Jilly was ready for a great day of getting the lay of the land.
After a good lunch at WindSurfers we headed out to explore the area around the hotel.
The wharf was a treat to look out over the bay. It was a little cloudy but no big deal.
After walking down the wharf we came across the Liberty Ship and submarine that Poppie had told us about.
It was really neat to look around the ship. I think the kids liked it too. Jilly thought the kitchen was cool. She thought the stuff was so little. Drake liked the guns the best.
I'm not sure how much the kids learned about the ship but I think the memory will help them in the future. Steve was in heaven. He loves the history stuff.
We thought about doing the submarine too but it started raining and the kids were historied out. I had made them skip the tourist shops after lunch b/c I was in a hurry to see "stuff" not "junk"! LOL! You know how moms are, go go go.
So back to the tourist central, Pier 39, and the shops. I did see one thing I just had to take a picture of...
Thank goodness he didn't turn into a grown up while on vacation. Although, he is getting there quickly.
After browsing at the shops for just a little while, we headed down the street along the water. We found a small beach area and stopped for the kids to play.
I think the kids could have stayed here the rest of the day but I was to close to chocolate to let that happen. So we headed up the hill to Ghirardelli.
We were given free samples when we walked into the chocolate shop! YEA!! So we bought a bag of mixed chocolates and headed back to the beach to enjoy a few.
We started to get tired so we headed in to the hotel after eating at Boudin Bakery. We did a quick swing by the famous sea lions. It was pretty crowded so Jilly couldn't see them very well the first day but we could hear them just fine.
It was an early night what with the 3am morning and time change. We wanted to get up early the next day to head down to the Farmers Market. I'll close with a couple of pictures from the wharf area.
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