Day 3 started out early just like the others with a quick workout in the gym followed by another complimentary breakfast. With one exception. Today was not the standard powdered eggs and greasy thin bacon type of breakfast. Nope, the early morning meal was the day all Hampton Inn breakfast enthusiasts relish. Pam jumped with glee when she pulled away the heavy lid to see what she dreams of every time she books a Hampton Inn. The impressive yet scrumptious "Bagel Topper". A half bagel with cheese, egg, and bacon all melted on top of a bagel. Pam powered down her food and reminded me that no rating would need to be given since complete and total joy had filled her heart in the form of breakfast food.
Once again I walked Pam over to tend to her daily activities and headed back to finish up the previous days trip report, drink some coffee and read the news. Little D soon called and was up and ready to leave for more adventures. She has liked being in charge of taking control of the schedule and the transportation. We loaded up on the cable car and were off to partake out on a harbor tour.
The harbor tour was an hour long experience on a large craft that pushed through the choppy bay. Under normal circumstances, I would have been a little concerned at this point as Little D is susceptible to getting car sick. There is no knowing what the vicious seas of the San Fran Bay would bring my precious cargo. But then it occurred to me, I was not in charge. If Pam had appointed me team captain, I most likely would have forgotten to give Little D her medicine to battle off the seasickness. Since Pam declared Little D ruler of the day I was pleased to see my supreme leader take out a pill and swallow it down with some water.
The tour was stunning as we got to see the Golden Gate Bridge up close and came in close to "the rock". We liked hearing the history of the bay and how many forts have been built to protect the gateway from the evil doers of the world. One interesting tidbit we learned was a hostile shot has never been fired from any of the forts!
After giving up on our sea legs and getting on dry land, Little D declared it was time for lunch. She had her sights set on some onion rings she spotted the night before. Just like her Papa, Little D appreciates a quality onion ring from time to time. What I had not expected was the pure excitement that overcame her face when she was able to take in the aroma of the garlic fries being served to the patrons on Pier 39. Leader D took her leadership skills to new levels when she deemed we would be lunching on both garlic fries and onion rings. We would polish it off with a bottle of water.
Little D chowed down on the garlic fries the same way Pam had attacked her bagel topper earlier for breakfast. In fact, Little D was so enamored with her new find that the most critical of food critics gave the garlic fries an unheard of 4.9 cloves of garlic out of five!
With our breath refreshed from the garlic and onion we took in, it was time to walk down the beach in search of the Exploratorium. This is a rather interesting take on a science museum. The idea is to make it interactive with experiments to be a part of and learn. Little D was in her element. After all, she did win the prestigious Science and Math Award this past year for school. I must say even I was impressed with the setup and design as Little D got busy conducting her own experiments. No doubt old Rigo would have himself a good time had he been able to go!
We were having so much fun we failed to pay attention to the time and realized it was time to get back and reconnect with Pam. On the way out Little D saw a water fountain and needed a drink to quench her thirst for all the experiments and garlic that still lingered.
It was such a pretty day we decided to hike back to the hotel. We were there in no time to see Pam where Little D was able to catch her up on the doings of the day. Pam was excited to hear about our journey and honed in on the fact that we had garlic fries.
It was soon time to walk to the Giants game down the road. Whenever we are visiting a city, we always try to make it work out so we can see a new ballpark and watch a game. One of my bucket list items is to see all the ballparks in my life. It's a lofty goal, but one I hope to achieve through the years.
The game was great as Tony aka Holmes suggested we sit high enough to take in the bay and the game at the same time. Pam was also pleased to see they served garlic fries; however, she did say the Dodgers did a much better job with their garlic fries. The hot dog was not noteworthy, but the ballpark is a sight to see. It reminds me a lot of Coors Field in Denver. The only difference being the fans at Coors seem to attend for craft beer and conversation while the Giants faithful is tuned into the game.
After the game, we went back to the hotel for some rest. Our feet were exhausted from the Fitbit clocking us in at just over 14 miles walked. We were not able to talk with AK in Costa Rica, but she was able to send us a few texts and pictures. All reports are still sound from across the world as she has continued to enjoy her friends, serve others and manage to play some volleyball on the side.
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