Last full day in San Francisco, also known as the queue and view day

We started our last full day in SF a little later than usual, due to our previous late night.  The good thing about a late start in SF is that it gives time for the fog to lift.  The bad thing is that everyone waits for the fog to lift.  Thus, I grant it the title of "The Queue and View Day." We knew that we wanted to walk down Lombard Street, which is referred to as the World's Most Crooked Street. We also wanted to spend some time at Fisherman's Wharf during the day.  Since we purchased the 7-day Muni Pass on our first day in SF, we decided to ride the Cable Cars again.  It was free to us, where it normally costs $6 per person.  (If you like taking mass transportation, I highly recommend the Muni Pass when you visit SF.)  The line for the Cable Cars wrapped around the block, so we walked up the street a few blocks, where the line was much shorter.  Within ten minutes, we made it inside a car, whereas we would have waited for over an hour at the bottom of the hill.  We arrived at the top of Lombard Street with some spectacular views.

We walked down Lombard Street, making our way to the bottom.  We watched a row of cars drive down, which takes a good bit of time at such a slow pace. Here is the view of the crooked street.  The shrubbery behind us is layered between each curve.  

We decided to walk the rest of the way to Fisherman's Wharf (downhill), and we discovered a beautiful view of Alcatraz in the Bay.  It is just over Dan's shoulder.  

Jack had talked non-stop about seeing the Golden Gate Bridge, but it had been too foggy to see.  We walked over a hill and finally discovered the elusive bridge.  It was partially visible in the background underneath the fog.  

Then, it was well past time for a late lunch.  We decided on Scoma's for seafood, a renowned restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf (where there was a bit of a wait for a table, of course.  Note the theme of the day...).  Dan was finally able to eat some cioppino, a hearty seafood stew that is a SF specialty.  

Sidney had been looking forward to seeing the sea lions at Pier 39, so we headed that way.  Along the route, we discovered a bar named for the youngest Briggs, so we had to take a pic.  

We made it to see the sea lions sunning themselves on the pier.  It was lots of fun for the kids and those sea lions make quite a lot of noise.  

At this point, the plan was to attempt to climb Telegraph Hill and ride to the top of Coit Tower.  The fog started to roll in and we decided the view would be obscured, so we scrapped that plan until our next visit to SF.  Instead, we waited at the other end of the cable car line to ride back toward our hotel.  The kids really wanted to ride in the very front, so we waited in the queue for about an hour to be able to do so.  It was well worth it.  Lyndon, Jack, Dan and Hadley got prime seats and Sidney and I got the standing spots hanging off of the side.  It was so thrilling to ride hanging onto the cable car as we drove up and down the hills of SF.  It was very much worth the wait.  This was Sidney's actual spot on the cable car.  I couldn't resist a group shot after everyone had disembarked.  

We let the kids swim one last time in the hotel pool before getting dinner and heading to bed.  What a fun, but tiring day!