SF with Sue

My sister Sue texts me Tuesday evening that they will be in San Francisco this weekend: Could we come in and play with her on Saturday? Of course. I text F, would you care to join us?

F comes home on Friday night and we left Saturday at 8.20 am, only 5 minutes after our planned departure time of 8.15. No traffic on the way in. In fact, I had to circle the Fairmont Hotel as we got there quicker than the 15 minutes we had texted after crossing the bay bridge. Sue wasn't down yet and of course there was no place to park. We did a drive by, almost colliding with a taxi cab, and Sue jumped in the car. I had bought tickets for us all for the post-impressionist exhibit at the de Young museum in Golden Gate Park. We were there and parked in the parking garage by probably about 9.45 am. First thing we did was go up to the observation tower. Luckily Ted knew to do this. The views were fantastic. It was Fleet Week and we could see the ships moving through the Golden Gate.
Our tickets were for the 11.30 slot, so we went outside and wandered around and into the sculpture garden.
Crowds were light, since most folks were at the Fleet Week festivities. I really enjoyed the exhibit. Had lunch at the cafe. Fortified we debated what to do next. Should we head for the water and watch the Blue Angels perform? After much debate, we decided to go to the Academy of Sciences. At 3 we went up on the green roof where we could see at least part of the Blue Angel performance. The weather was gorgeous, and the crowds light. It was a most fun and relaxing day. I could happily go back to either museum because there was so much that we didn't have time for in each one.
We got Sue back to her hotel at 5.30 as planned, and then headed home. That was when we ran into serious traffic. But eventually we made it to the freeway. Got Thai food for dinner here in town. We had already transferred a good deal of cash into the economy of SF. F headed back to Sac and we collapsed into bed at about 9.30.