Rob's Bicycling Birthday: Part One

So my next trip out of town was very special. It was a gift to my fabulous hubby for his birthday. This wasn't just any birthday- it was the dreaded four-oh. That's right people: 40! I'd been asking Rob what he'd like to do for his birthday for at least 5 months prior. He couldn't come up with anything, except what he didn't want. "No parties!" So I decided to come up with a birthday gift all by myself that I thought he might enjoy.

Rob set aside a 4 day weekend for his surprise. On Day One- Friday- we flew into San Francisco, CA. Sounds like fun already, right? The best part of San Fran is that our wonderful friends Duncan and Cathleen live there!! We were fortunate enought to get to see them AND we got to see the new home they are moving to soon. They are going to live in a town home at the base of this building:

Wow! Pretty friggin cool, huh? And they get this beautiful view from their balcony:

They also have this really cool common area with views of the city. Thats the base of the Bay Bridge in the background. As we are hanging out with our awesome friends, whom we haven't seen in a long time, we hear the sound of a jet engine. Well, turns out it was Fleet Week and the Blue Angels were doing a little practice run for their show that weekend. Check out one of their fly-bys:

Very Cool! We got to have dinner with them at a great italian place and then Rob and I took off to our next destination. Stay tuned for our next stop!