Approaching Alcatraz

A great birthday in San Francisco

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August 14th 2014
The next day we check out of our cabin after a surprisingly good night's sleep and a bracing walk on the beach. We head back cross country to the I -101 through Petaluma (home to the filming in 1973 of American Graffiti, an early George Lucas film that gave Harrison Ford his first break) and head south to Berkeley. We are going to for Sara's birthday lunch to Chez Panisse, where all the cool peopl ... read more

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