Not fog city yet!

We’ve had a couple of weeks of glorious weather: sunny, clear – not always warm – but bright with some gorgeous sunsets. This was the weekend of the Fillmore Jazz Festival, and as my office is located on Fillmore Street, a party was held for staff and clients. We went along and enjoyed the food and chit-chat, but heard very little jazz in the end – too busy socialising. In the late afternoon we picked up a delicious party platter from La Méditerranée (a delightful little restaurant that donated to Shanti and happens to be just across the road from my office) and took it back to the flat, because we’d decided it was about time for us to throw a party too! There weren’t that many people, but we had a good time, enjoying the views and playing on the Wii again! We ended up heading out to the Savoy Tivoli bar and staying there until they closed at 2 a.m. – perhaps that would explain while my eyelids are drooping now!

On Sunday we went to my favourite beach – a real tucked-away place in Marin County. You park your car, then head down a trail through lovely Tennessee Valley for a mile and a half, before coming to a lagoon and finally the beach, nestled in a gorge between the cliffs. It was very windy, but we managed to find a sheltered spot, and spent a pleasant afternoon there picnicking and reading. We were entertained by some pelicans, which swooped in to feed, their throats expanding dramatically every time they caught a fish. On the way back to San Francisco, we headed up a road that I’d never been on, which takes in several spectacular viewpoints overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin (northern) side.

Wednesday is a bank holiday – 4th July. Not sure what we’re doing yet, but hopefully we’ll come up with something! It will be nice to have a break in the middle of the week, although the job is going OK. One of the best things is the journey, since I can travel part of the way by cable car!