Last Monday, July 18:

*Aubrey at the Golden Gate Bridge overlook on a windy, clear morning.

*Dane at Rodeo Beach (a 10 minute drive from our house) in front of an island he thought looked like a lion. We later learned its name and some local knowledge from a park ranger, and now Dane says, "You know what's really cool? It's called Bird Island and it's white because the birds poop all over it."

*Alcatraz from the same Golden Gate overlook. Haven't explained that place to the kids yet.

*Aubrey at Rodeo Beach. We meant to do our first local hike (a 1.5 mile walk around Rodeo Beach Lagoon) but we got as far as the sand and the kids made a stick/rock snowman and gathered shiny tiny pebbles for an hour instead.