Trip #27: Sausalito

Today was a short beginner's trip in Sausalito on the tandem with a Japanese gal, Ako, a.k.a. Akiko. We did a simple tour of going inland first to see the harbor seals and the house boats. Then we turned around and went toward SF to see the view and to go under the restaurant there. The weather was beautiful; a little windy at first but not enough to cause any trouble.

Trip #26: Foster City Lagoon

I found this route from a site called www.mapmyhike.com
Looked pretty cool and easy so I decided it would be a good one to work out with.
The whole route is through a residential area along a pond or canal or lagoon...
Some of the houses were nice; many weren't.
In all it took about 2 hours 20 minutes.

Trip #25: Oakland 2-Hour Paddle

The weather could hardly be better; sunny, with only a slight breeze; not too hot; not too cold.
I put in at Jack London Square (again) and this time paddle away from San Francisco past an estuary to Fruitvale Avenue Bridge and back.
On the way out I had the current against me which made coming back much easier. For this reason I took a slight detour around Government Island with Coast Guard and Navy ships anchored there.
My left arm ached for the first half hour and after that it was fine. It is strange how each time the pain is for only the first half hour...