Hi Barbara,

I hope You have a nice birthday today and you get to enjoy the boatride you were planning to do .
( ever heard of tidal waves ??? Yeeeehhaaaaaa!! )

sjoske

Have a great day!!

OOPs, forgot your name Barbara!! But I guess the thread makes it clear.

Lots of hugs and gif(t)s !!

Another year older and better than ever - wishing you a wonderful year and many more!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBARA

I have no idea how I didn't see this thread this morning! LOL!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBARA!!! Hope you had great weather for your boat ride

Happy Birthday Barbara!!! Hope your day was great....Well....tell us about the boat ride!

THANK YOU ALL SOOOO MUCH...IT WAS SO MUCH FUN OPENING UP THIS THREAD TONIGHT! I'll post the SF bay boat pics tomorrow as I'm too tired to tinker with them tonight...the weather started out a bit rainy and cloudy and cleared up with a lovely sunset once we got out onto the bay!

Happy Birthday Barbara

BARBARA
Wishing you a wonderful year ahead.

OOO, yummy more cake! YOU ARE ALL THE BEST!

Okay, there were very few bay pics that came out well because of the lighting...here I am on our way out...it was very crowded on the boat but we made it out to the bow and found a tiny spot along the rail...

Okay, there were very few bay pics that came out well because of the lighting...here I am on our way out...it was very crowded on the boat but we made it out to the bow and found a tiny spot along the rail...
I got Alison to take a pic of me headed out of port before she got too cold and went inside for a bit!

After we got out onto the bay we headed under Golden gate bridge where there were lots of brown pelicans but between the rocking of the boat and the movement of the birds I could not catch one that wasn't blurred...
There were only a few boats out but I love this scene
and the only other pic that came out clearly was the entrance to Alcatraz! The Indians took it over for a while in 1969 and the remnants of their visit are still there with the sign welcome the inmates to the Penitentiary!

After we got back to port we headed for Berekley for a great crab dinner at , famous for it's great seafood since 1890!!

After we got out onto the bay we headed under Golden gate bridge where there were lots of brown pelicans but between the rocking of the boat and the movement of the birds I could not catch one that wasn't blurred...
There were only a few boats out but I love this scene
and the only other pic that came out clearly was the entrance to Alcatraz! The Indians took it over for a while in 1969 and the remnants of their visit are still there with the sign welcome the inmates to the Penitentiary!

After we got back to port we headed for Berekley for a great crab dinner at , famous for it's great seafood since 1890!!

Barbara, I still have a t-shirt from Alkatraz that i got when I was about 12, our family went the coast up from San Diego one summer! My brother used to live on a boat in Jack London Square for a few years...Michael, Sarah and I used to drive up and spend weekends with him...I love San Francisco!

Cynde...is it one of those striped Tees? LOL...saw a few on kids at the wharf! LOL I love SF too...crowded the past two weekends but it' looking like Christmas! I took this of Alison and her friend last weekend

Barbara, it was gray and has the alcatraz stuff on it..no stripes! Where was that pic of Alison taken...Sachramentho?

Pic of Alison is at Pier 39 in SF with Coit tower and Transamerica bldg in background! I'm starting to make a habit of driving back to Sac through the City from the folks house in the South Bay instead of through the valley...SF is so much prettier than the piles of cow dung in Stockton! So, if I time it right the traffic and travel time aren't much different! LOL

I love your pix - you are so nice to think of us while enjoying your boat ride!



It's hard for me to fathom Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge as real places when you guys talk about it. To us they are something in a movie - lots of movies, actually. Then when I see the pix you take I'm there.

Yeah - life's too short not to take the scenic route, buddies! Here's to you, Birthday Girl!

Rusty, glad you liked the pics! I'm really liking getting a better feel for the digital camera!

Barbara - Thanks for sharing your birthday pics with us!!!!
Looks like you had a wonderful day - even if the weather was a bit cold!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - a bit late - but better late than never!!!