A Slow Boat and a Very Fast Boat

We took the morning Caltrain from Sunnyvale to San Francisco which took just over an hour and is a very pleasant journey on a double decker train.

We booked into the nice Courtyard Hotel at Fishermans Wharf and on a beautiful day decided to take a boat trip in the Bay.

The San Francisco shore line.

Approaching the Golden Gate Bridge.

Going under the bridge.

Alcatraz looks a formidable place.

Suddenly this yacht called Oracle appeared and it was coming past us at a fantastic speed and was almost flying. It turns out it is the USA Americas Cup team doing their trials off San Francisco. There were 2 fast speedboats following them with back up in case anything went wrong. There was a second yacht called Artemis following it and this seemed even faster.

Artemis going like a bat out of hell. I have never seen anything without an engine go as fast.

Back on land we headed for Pier 39 which puts to shame any British Pier.

And of course the Sea Lions basking in the sunshine.

Followed by a Magic Show on the pier. This guy was brilliant and very funny.

Tomorrow we are going on one of the Cable Cars and then will explore more of San Francisco.