Bob & Gail come for a visit

I listed this in my photos as Butfest II. This one was with sister-in-laws, so we went to the city and had a great visit while the guys fished and didn't take any pictures. Steve and Debbie came for an overnight and Bob and Gail stayed for 3 nights. We missed Ron and Pam this time. The guys fished two days and the girls went to the city. Debbie, Gail and I had a wonderful full day of touring in SF and then came home and joined the guys for a picture perfect evening on the Bay with dinner and drinks. I am always amazed at how perfect the weather can be when company comes to town. Actually, it was almost too hot on Thursday.
The guys caught lots of halibut and we didn't get a picture of one until the last day. They just don't think to take pictures.
Day one in the city was a tour by car. Mosaic Steps (my new favorite place), The great highway & Cliff House (lunch at the Beach Chalet), drive though the Presidio, walk on the Golden Gate Bridge, followed by latte's and shopping in Tiburon. Then we came home and collected food and went boating.
On Day two, Bob and DB went fishing and Gail and I joined some of the kitchen ladies in the city for a culinary treat at the Slow Food Nation Event. We did so much food tasting that I couldn't even finish my ice cream. This was the first Slow Food Nation event of the caliber in the US. It goes on for 3 days. I wish I could share flavors on my blog. Gail and I loved this and we brought home some amazing cheeses for the guys to taste.
Ok. That's enough of the wonderful time we had together. Now to the pictures.

On the mosaic steps.



The view from Grandview Park in the Sunset.

And down below we are taking in the view of the Golden Gate Bridge

Debbie & Gail near the Cliff House.

Here we are heading out for our evening on the bay.

I finally got a picture of the 3 brothers on the boat. they did fish a bit during our dinner cruise, but mostly we ate, drank and fed sea gulls.

Check out the wonderful sunset below.

Above is Gail standing by the garden planted outside of the San Francisco City Hall for the Slow Food Nation event.

Here I am with the kitchen ladies at the Slow Food Nation outside of city hall.

Here is the picture of Bob with the last Halibut that he caught. Fishermen just don't think to take pictures. They had caught 6 halibut the day before and they were much bigger. (No fisherman's tale).