California Part 2: The Golden Gate Bridge

When we were out in California for Christmas Mike said he wanted to take the kids to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. He obviously did not grow up in the Bay Area, because only insane people would try to walk across the Bridge during December. Cold and windy does not even begin to describe it. So we decided to put that idea away until we were out in the summer time.Tuesday was the day so we grabbed our jackets, packed a lunch, and put on our walking shoes. The day looked pretty but as we drove toward the city we could see the Bridge was shrouded in fog.We decided to be brave so we bundled up the kids, wrapped Laina up in blankets and headed out.It was pretty windy and pretty chilly. Before we had even made it half way, Aria, Laina, Chase, and Mike were done. At least we got one picture of all of us.

View of San Fran from the Bridge.

Michela and Hunter wanted to keep going to the end, so my Mom and I went with them. It got a lot less crowded the further we went. The only scary part was all the bikes that went zooming past you. There were a few times when I thought my Mom was for sure going to be hit, but luckily she didn't. Here we are almost at the end.

We then walked all the way back and met Mike and the little kids back at the cars where we ate our lunches sheltered from the wind inside the cars. The bridge is 1.7 miles one way, so we got a good walk in that day crossing it twice. My Mom told Hunter he should tell his class that he walked across the ocean on his summer vacation.

It was a fun experience, I think we should try it again when they are a little bit older. Hopefully next time it will be a bit clearer and a bit warmer!