san francisco no. 2

SAUSALITO  //  MARIN HEADLANDS  //  THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

After we spent the morning settling ourselves into the California goodness, we took the ferry over to Sausalito. If you’re ever in San Francisco you MUST hands down without a doubt take this ferry ride in the sunshine. It is GLORIOUS. The views in all directions are stunning, and it was during the ride across the bay that I got my first official glimpse of The Golden Gate Bridge. M-A-G-I-C. We passed Alcatraz, too, which is something I REALLY wanted to see/experience– but we just couldn’t fit it all. NEXT TIME!

When we got to Sausalito, we met up with our friends Laura and Johnny for lunch at Salito’s Crab House which was right on the water. Perfect! Laura is one of Meg’s best friends from college and over the years I’ve gotten to know her, too. One of the perks of having a sister. :) Our lunch was delicious– crab enchiladas, the crabwich, and! the crab benedict. We like crab, apparently, and this place does it right. Also, heat lamps and sunshine with a view, it doesn’t get better than that.

{California people– WE LOVED YOUR HEAT LAMPS. Two thumbs UP.}

Sausalito is so beautiful. Rolling hills and constant views of the water. And it’s so close to the city! A little oasis away from the hustle. After lunch Laura and Johnny offered to drive us through the Marin Headlands. This was one of the top things on my list and I’m SO glad we were able to go on such an amazing day. As we drove closer and closer to the Golden Gate Bridge I started to really get a sense of how big it is. Mind blowing, honestly. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything more spectacular, really.

I loved it so much.

Hope you guys like pictures of The Golden Gate Bridge. ;)

As you can see, the fog rolled in about halfway across the bridge. How fitting, I thought! I was wondering if we’d see “THE FOG” and here it was! Right in our faces! So thick that by the time we reached the other side the world was nothing but white.

I loved that part, too. It was everything I’ve ever heard about San Francisco and I’m glad we got to experience it!

That night we ate dinner at Delfina’s with Claire and Chris— Beaktweets! I love that girl. We had a great time enjoying drinks and pizza and catching up on life. I got the Salsiccia– fennel sausage, and Claire got the Proscuitto Pie. SO GOOD! So good. There were also some fried risotto balls that I still dream about from time to time. And again we were under the glory of the heat lamps. :) After dinner we walked down the street to Bri-Rite Creamery, too. Salted caramel ice cream! Take. me. back.

Hitting up all the places on my list– and spending time with people I ♥♥♥.