Fleet Week in San Francisco

This past week in San Francisco was Fleet Week. I have no clue what that means, besides the fact that there are really cool air shows and tons of people. I generally avoid San Francisco. I visit it rarely. It's definitely NOT on my favorite places list. But as its location currently makes it the nearest large city to me sometimes I venture in for shows, concerts, or lately, to catch a ride on my favorite boat with my favorite people! Thursday night I had been (not very seriously) contemplating going into the city to see some of the airshow. I came to the conclusion that while it would be a cool thing to see, I didn't want to go unless I could be watching the show from a boat on the bay. My thoughts turned to SailTime San Francisco and it's owner, Lisa Chapin, who emails when she is planning open events on her boats. I hadn't received anything from her, so I pretty much shelved the whole idea. About ten hours later, after rolling over in bed Friday morning to shut off my cell phone/alarm clock, I checked my email to find (drum roll please!) One email from Lisa Chapin announcing that she had three open spots on her boat to sail during the Blue Angel's air show!
As fast as I could gather my mental faculties and actually wake my brain up to comprehend what the email was about (I wake up slloooowwllly) I texted my little sister to see if she and her hubby wanted to come along. Done. Replied to Lisa. Spots secured. Done. Sweet!
Gotta love the whole "Ask and ye shall receive" thing... or in this case it was more like "contemplate and ye shall receive." Either way, I'll take it! What if I lost this power???

Sunday was the big day (yes, I'm a heathen and skipped church). I BARTed to Embarcadero, met up with the sibs (by the way, my preggo sis has got the cutest baby bump right now!), hopped on MUNI to Pier 39, (which was free for the day! Score!) and mozied on down to the boat docks to the beautiful, nay, gorgeous Hunter 41 sailboat "The Other Woman" and climbed aboard. Fun sailing, great company and awesome views of the airshow ensued.

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I love this one of my sis and bro-in-law. It's very "Old Man and the Sea!"