The images presented were taken in the 1990's. Taken as prints, there is degradation when going from print to digital images. Also, where we were traveling sometimes delayed processing for weeks or months and humidity played havoc with the undeveloped film. Still, I wanted to share our experiences through the pictures we took.
As we approached the Golden Gate, we broke out a bottle of champagne to celebrate this momentous occasion. On July 8, 1989, Bijou slipped under the Golden Gate bridge and began her Bay adventure.  Anchored in front of San Francisco. The bay did not allow engines. So we sailed in and anchored then rowed our dinghy Clover in to shore. Very convenient to get into the city. We were so excited to be sailing in San Francisco Bay, we decided to sail passed the city to get a great look and then come back to the anchorage right in front. That day, we learned a valuable lesson about currents and tidal changes. Find out what direction they flow, how strong they will be and when the tide changes take place. It only took us minutes to sail passed the city, but the rest of the day to get back to where we wanted to anchor. Even with full sails up and engine on, we couldn't make headway against the tidal current. After an extended time trying, we gave up and just anchored until the tide changed in our favor. We finally did it and ended up in a great little anchorage right in front of the city.
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