On Vacation

We are in San Francisco right now! We are having a great time. We started driving on Sunday at about 4:30, after a lovely Easter dinner with Mom and Dad and Reed and Katie. The drive was pretty un-eventful, except for after I had been driving for a while and it was became dark. I was going through Arizona on a two lane highway, when all of the sudden, there were two deer in the road! I had to hit the brakes and swerve around them. It was quite the adrenaline boost! We spent the night in Wells, AZ. Then, we had to drive pretty much all day, but we finally got to San Fran (without any more excitement.) Our hotel is really nothing great, but we are very close to a BART stop, which is the public train system here. Today, we took BART into the city. We explored Pier 39 for a while, which was really fun. I bought a beautiful garnet and pearl necklace and earring set from an outdoor market. The weather here is pretty weird--it changes very suddenly from warm and sunny to cold and windy. At Pier 39, we went to the Aquarium. Petra got to touch a shark. Talia touched a starfish. It was a lot of fun. We also went to Ghiridelli Square and although we got some VERY good ice cream there, it really wasn't worth the walk. Tonight, we are very exhausted. We walked a very long distance today. Two more days here, and then the long drive home. NOT looking forward to that!!