Here are the last of my pics from our vacation. The first picture was taken on the pier in the Embarcadero. Given we were in San Francisco, I thought this shirt would be fun to walk around in. One stoner actually came up to me and said "alright shrooms! That's an awesome shirt! He then tried to sell me other shirts with "dubious" messages. (Get it... dubious?) On Monday we did a tour of the city with the "San Francisco Love Tours". The tours are given in old VW vans painted with psychedelic scenes in bright colors. Since there were four of us, we got a personal tour! Here is Ashleigh in front of our van. The archway is something that was constructed for the World's Fair that was held in San Francisco. Meanwhile the shoreline and building above is a view of part of the Presidio. It was getting foggy just as we got to the Golden Gate bridge. This was the best picture I could get. Maddie really looks like her mother Sharon in these two pictures. Standing on the curb helped her to get to about the right height too. Haight/AshburySan Francisco has a lot of murals, particularly in the Haight/Ashbury area. The one below is of Jerry Garcia. See if you can find Jimi Hendrix in the following pictures. There's Jimi! Yep up near the roof line there. Unfortunately, that was the best picture I could get. The rest didn't come out too well. The mural above the store has Janis Joplin featured. The pink house is where she lived when she was in San Francisco. Believe it or not, That gated house is where the Grateful Dead lived while they were in San Francisco. The new owner put up a gate because she was tired of people coming up, sitting on the porch and lighting up joints. Below, San Francisco has really embraced gay pride. Below is what I called the gay crosswalk. Lombard Street...The Crooked Street!Feet In The Pacific!The girls have now dipped their feet in the oceans on either side of the country. Here is a shot with their feet in the Pacific. When my mom first graduated nursing school back in 1961, she left Canada with three friends. My Mom had wanted to go west, to San Francisco, but the other three wanted to go to New York... So off she went. It's been 55 years, but she has finally made it to San Francisco. As Jerry Garcia used to say. "It's been a long strange trip". I hope you enjoyed it Mom. Not only the vacation, but the choice you made in 1961.
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