Sailing in the Bay

I am the only girl out of six children, probably explains a lot to those that know me, three of which are younger than me.  It's been fun over the years to see my little brothers grow up, especially now that all of them have either served or are serving missions!

My two younger brothers, Stuart and Bradley, just missed seeing each other.  I already blogged about my youngest brother, Bradley, leaving on his mission to Brazil at the beginning of May.  But I don't think I mentioned my other younger brother, Stuart, coming back from his mission at the beginning of June.  

Stuart served two years in the Sydney, North mission and we were all excited to see him at our Adams Family reunion.  While we were all there Erik and I spent a few days convincing Stuart that he needed to come visit us in San Francisco before he went back to school at BYU in the Fall.

He flew into town the day after Janelle and Jason left, so I got a day to rest before the tour guide in me came back out.

One day we spent going to the movies (Eclipse...totally his idea :) eating at the Cheesecake Factory, and playing with our nephews and niece.

The following day I took Stuart into the city to do the basic touristy things, i.e. Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, Marina, and Pier 39.

We ended up eating at the Hard Rock Cafe and then exploring Pier 39 and the Sea Lions.  I told him about when Bradley was out visiting he was called out of the audience to help during the magic show...Stuart refused to watch the show if there was any risk in that happening to him...smart man!

Monday we all decided to go sailing in the bay.  We went through the company Adventure Cat, because they had the best deals.  Adults were $30, kids (6-12) were $15, and "Wee-ones" (5 and younger) were free.  That turned out pretty great considering Heather and Erik have three kids that are 5 and younger!

Unfortunately Erik had to work, so Stuart and I became the extra hands needed to make sure none of the kids fell overboard.

We loaded the catamaran at dock J, directly next to the sea lions at pier 39.  The kids were pretty nervous at the beginning, staying mostly inside, but they quickly became more comfortable after awhile out in the bay.

They had a blast crawling all over the netting and looking down at the water.

Sadly, it was overcast and with the wind off the ocean it got pretty chilly.

We sailed for about an hour and a half (the perfect amount of time with four crazy kids!)  We circled around Alcatraz over to Sausalito and then under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Lincoln and I laid on our backs on the netting while sailing under the bridge.  It was such a cool view...one MANY never see!

Will was really funny to watch.  He kept trying to reach through the netting and when he couldn't touch the water, he tried to fit his head through the wholes.  It was pretty cute!

I absolutely love being out on the water.  My dream would be to sail off into the sunset with Dallas...I know a bit dramatic :)  Good thing he has his sailing's license!