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We headed down to Fisherman’s Wharf early in the morning to hire bikes from a company called ‘Blazing Saddles’. It was 9am by the time we got our bike and started toward the Golden Gate Bridge. The weather was a bit chilly, which was a good thing; kept us cooled down. The trip to Golden Gate Bridge was about an hour and when we got there, we got off our bikes and took several pictures. We could see the whole bay of San Francisco, the Bay Bridge and Alcatraz.

We then biked over the bridge leading to Sausalito, which is another very picturesque town. Our cycling into Sausalito was pleasant and fun, it was all downhill, we could have cycled downhill all day! But, then we realized that we’d have to bike back up that hill to get back to the San Francisco side of the Bridge. Ugh. When we stopped at a outdoor hot dog vendor stand, we asked the vendor if many people ride their bikes back up the hill to cross the bridge, he told us that tourist mostly take the ferry back.  Last night, we were saying how much weight we’ve put on by eating at our favorite restaurant in San Francisco, all of them! So, we looked at each other and knew we’d be tackling that hill on our way back.

We spent the rest of the afternoon biking through out Sausalito and up to Old Mill Park, which is this wonderful retreat up in the forested mountains. We saw many striking homes nestled away from the dirt track we were on. Finally, it was lunchtime, so we found a spot in the mountain that was quiet and peaceful and ate our packed lunches. After a refreshing meal, which our favorite restaurant packed for us, it was time to head back. As we were packing up, a family of deer entered our view, they were grazing along the dirt path. We stayed as quiet as we could, but then one of the deer spotted us and they all bolted. That was great!

We did make it back to our hotel, but we were beaten. That hill was quite a struggle for both of us. We cycled over 30 miles today and it is time for the hot-tub, that’s if we can walk there.