Both feeling old today, not use to all this travelling about every day so today was going to be a slow lazy day in the Marin Headlands. We caught the 76X bus from near the hotel at 10.30 which is a direct express that only runs on the weekend and takes you over the Golden Gate Bridge
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| Selfie at Battery Spencer |
then up into the hills of Marin County. We got off at the top of one of the hills that overlook the bridge and explored one of the old gun batteries there called Battery Spencer, you get a fantastic view from here but as you are high up it can be a bit chilly so I was glad I had my hoodie with me. The bus only runs once an hour so we had to spend a bit of time waiting in the cold wind. Once back on the bus we
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| View across the Marin Hills |
carried on into the Headlands to the visitor centre which is about another 20 minutes ride on the bus through spectacular countryside. There's not that much in the centre but it gives you a history of how the military use to have the missile sites along the coast here. Now this is the tricky bit, in the afternoon the bus only runs every 90 minutes so you have to time it right, we could have got on and gone to the end route then come back on it but it was warm here in the sun so sat on the grass at the side of the road and was joined by a few other people after a few minutes. You wouldn't even know it was a bus stop apart from a worn out the yellow line about 12 inches long painted on the road. We ended up with about 30 minutes to wait bit was nice to sit there and you could see an eagle flying around. The ride back is just as spectacular, by now it was time for a cup of tea so got off at Golden Gate Bridge Plaza where there is a cafe and
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| Battery Marcus area |
got a drink and some souvenir's from the gift shop then went around the old batterys on this side of the bridge as we had an hour and a half spend here as well. It's a good job I didn't bother taking any notice of the timetable for this stop as it says the bus leaves here 15 minutes later than it does. We basically got back to the stop 90 minutes after we got off the previous bus. There are some amazing views around here and the best blue sky I've ever seen.
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| Union Square |
So back on the bus for the 25-minute ride to Union Square to get something to eat then back to the hotel for a beer and sit down before I went out to do some night photography. We've still got lots of things to that we have missed from each day so it's going to be time for some creative replanning I think after tomorrow to put them into full days, at least they are not to spread out but the only two that may cause problem is Twin Peaks and Fort Point as they are both difficult to get to or involve a long walk but you never know what might happen. So now we are sat here eating cheese and crackers.
