Posts

09-07-2026 Monday Fort Baker, Fort Point, Fort Cronkhite, Golden Gate Bridge

Image
Fort Baker was fun. Today's weather was one of those phenomenal days in the Bay Area. It was a short-sleeve day, and we enjoyed every minute of it. I have not been to Fort Baker since I was a kid. It was busy because of the holiday. The Bay Area Discovery Museum was especially busy, with kids everywhere. Lisa and I drove around making a few stops for photos. The view of the bridge from the water line is stunning. We also walked onto the pier at Horseshoe Cove to see if anyone caught any crabs; quite a few had. We drove over to Cavallo Point  and found parking close by. All the buildings have been converted/restored into The Lodge at the Golden Gate . The buildings are stunning. What a great place to stay, but too expensive for my pocketbook. We went into the Mercantile Store at the Lodge, and we each found a shirt on the sale rack that was closer to what we would consider a normal price. LOL! The clerk who helped us was really nice and thanked us for coming in.  The bar at Cav...

09-06-2026 Sunday Red Oak Victory Ship, Richmond, California

Image
Up at 6:30 AM to try to get the sites we want for our trip to Death Valley next year with Ken & Jan. Same as yesterday morning, no luck. We have other reservations nearby for the same time frame if we don't get Furnace Creek in Death Valley. Now we have to decide which one to cancel: the campground with full hookups but an hour's drive into Death Valley, or the one with no hookups but only a half-hour drive. Tough decisions to make when you RV...HaHaHa Barry drove me to the Red Oak Victory Ship again, and I'm excited because they are open today. My grandfather came home from WWII on the USAT Lake Charles, a Victory ship, so it meant a lot to tour a similar ship. USAT=United States Army Transport. We bought the full-tour tickets, met our tour guide, Ron, and were off. All the work done is by volunteers, painters, welders, chippers, etc. The ship is the last remaining Victory ship built in Richmond during WWII, which I find very sad.  The Red Oak is managed by the Richmo...