San Francisco 3rd April San Francisco Our second visit this trip to 'everybody's favourite city', spending an overnight here we had lots more to see. Day one, we had berthed nearer to Pier 39, there was a Princess ship berthed at Pier 27. So a ferry ride on a glorious day out to Sausalito. Across the bay fro San Francisco, you get great views of the City and the infamous Alcatraz Island. Sausalito is a picturesque Mediterranean style community and was once a fishing village. Sausalito is full of boutiques cafes and restaurants, the boardwalk looks back to San Francisco. There was a quirky Christmas shop, we saw a couple of years ago, doing brisk trade. Couldn't resist, so an extra trinket for the mantelpiece. Back on the ferry passed Alcatraz, and a welcome lunch of
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