Saturday, April 20, 2002
Patrick and I were planning to move today, but instead we took a daytrip up to Marin county. While on our way out, we met Samantha, a friend of Amy and David who came to stay with them for the weekend. We crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and drove along the coast enjoying the sea air, the bountiful view, and the smells of forests. Along the way, we saw cows, sheep, deer, and lots of birds. We first stopped at Muir Beach, which we explored for almost an hour. The day was sunny but with chilly breezes. There were only a handful of people on the beach, most of them accompanied by dogs. We saw a small, black bird with bright red shapes like diamonds on its back, and I watched in awe as, in flight, it nipped at the tail of a gull several times its size. I started getting a sore throat. I installed security updates for my web server. Breakfast: oatmeal at home. Brunch: Parkside Cafe. Dinner: Water Street Grille in Sausalito: For appetizers, we shared crab cakes and smoky lentil bacon soup. Patrick had duck ragout over fettucine noodles. I had pork loin with macaroni and cheese and crisp onion shavings. The restaurant was on the water with a view south and east of San Francisco and Alcatraz.