We had planned to bike to and then up the Embarcadero for our workout today. That was going to be it since it entailed a route we had never taken before as well as a route that was full of traffic even with designated bike lanes. But it turned out to be way easier than we had expected, so we continued to bike through Fisherman's Wharf...past Crissy Field and the Presidio...over the Golden Gate Bridge...and finally into Sausalito. We stopped for a break and a shared sandwich at the Sausalito Bakery & Cafe and then biked a little around the city. We ogled the beautiful yachts and sailboats (I swear I saw a famous older guy at one of the yachts, but I cannot think of his name) and listened to the local weirdo at the dock tell people he had met Lance Armstrong just yesterday (which could possibly be true since there is a bike race in Sausalito this coming weekend). On our ride, we passed many tourists on their "Blazing Saddles" bikes and wondered how in the world they were going to get back to the city, as the route back from Sausalito requires conquering some steep hills. We, okay - mainly me, were wondering how we were going to do it ourselves when we came across the ferry schedule. Aha - that's the secret. We jumped on the 3:20 ferry, took a fun little excursion around Alcatraz, and landed at the ferry dock on the Embarcadero just in time to ride home before traffic starting getting bad. With help from my dandy new bike computer, I am able to say that we rode for two and a half hours today and I supposedly burned over 550 calories (I like to think it must be way more).
