If your going to San Francisco...

Today was our second day in San Fran, we went to Alcatraz aka "The Rock". It was pretty cool... even though Nick Cage has stepped foot on the island. I figured I would go beyond my personal ban of going somewhere that Nick Cage has been because it is a National Park.

Enough about history though... the highlight so far was the barking Sea Lions at Pier 39.

Did you know about these Sea Lion Facts?

1. Sea Lions Range on the Pacific Coast from Vancouver to the southern tip of Baja
2. Grown males reach 850 lbs and 7 Feet in length, females can grow to 240lbs and 6 feet in length
3. Sea Lions in the wild may live up to 20-30 years
4. One of the biggest dangers to Sea Lions today is becoming entangled in plastic pollution
5. Sea Lions have external ear flaps, seals do not!
6. Sea Lions will bite if provoked

I asked a local what "provoked" meant, he mentioned something about subjecting them to the redneck musings of hockey mom Sarah Palin.





Oh Yeah... We have seen a lot of bums, hitched rides on the cable cars, walked the worlds crookedest street and tried our hand at crab legs too!