MSN to SFO

This morning we woke up to a  foggy San Francisco.

We left Mineral Point in the forenoon and drove to Madison, arriving with enough extra time to have a lunch at the Italian Bistro Not far from the airport.  We checked in with bags laden with more Christmas gifts from Laura to Bob and family.  My bag was a few pounds overweight, but the United attendant said he wasn't going to quibble over it ( and why should he, we paid $25 for each bag checked).

The flights were crowded but uneventful.  We changed planes in Denver and touched down in SFO around 7:30 pm.   We collected our bags without the aid of a Sherpa, phoned Erik and waited about ten minutes until he arrived and took us on to his house.  I had been thinking about supper and thought maybe i would ask if we could just get some takeout.  To my great pleasure, Kevin must have read my mind because a delicious dinner was laid out for us within minutes of our arrival: egg roll, spicy vegetables and meat.

This morning after making coffee, I stood on the deck and watched the city come to life.

Midday, we went to an oyster bar in the Castro where we met with Corrine,a friend of Erik's, and had a tasty repast. I had an Italian seafood stew which consisted of a tomato base containing fish, shrimp and several kinds of clams and mussels.

Corrine and Sloan

Lunch at the oyster bar

Italian seafood stew

Looking west from Erik's deck...

Neighbor's succulent garden

 We went to the Sun Fat Fish market to but our crabs.

Lots of fresh shell fish

It's Dungeness crab season; one of the special treats in San Francisco during the holiday season.

Erik and I inspect the variety of fish offered here on Saturday morning.

We also stopped at the Tartine Bakery, where the best sour dough bread in San Francisco is made.  needless to say we sampled some of their delicious sweet rolls as well as buying bread for our dinner.

The bakery has many delicious temptations to tease you while you wait to order your bread.