Attempt to walk across Golden Gate Bridge

This morning we set out to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.  But the bus couldn't stop nearby and had to drop us off at the Palace of Fine Arts - which is a rotunda, pillars and statues of the female rear-view.  Its main purpose seemed to be as a photo-op for wedding parties. Pic below thanks to Google...

and Kin Mun

Apparently there were rallies planned, so roads were closed.  We knew nothing about this until we saw the police presence.  Oh well, we walked to the GG Park through Crissy Field.  When we got there, all cafes, snack bars were closed "to assist public safety".  So we needed the reserves of muesli bars and chocolates we had bought just in case.  And our water.

We also had "farg" today, and almost began to see its beauty! The bridge was protruding above the fog, which would hide the bridge, then reveal some of it, cover it again - and so it went on. 

Due to the fog-restricted view, and our limited rations/water we opted to walk out to the first tower and then back.  Then we had to walk ALL the way back to the Palace of Fine Arts.  So we had a lot of walking today - about 8km I think, whatever that is in miles.

And it turns out that the alt-right cancelled their rally after all that!

First view of GGBridge from Crissy Field.

 A bit closer.  The views kept changing.

Walking on to the GGBridge.

First tower.

Another view of first tower.  The fog is swirling around the top of the tower.

We heard this sound all morning.  Poor neighbours.  Not only do they have to suffer fog, they also get non-stop foghorns!

Kin Mun has mastered the public transport system, so we caught a bus back to the Fisherman's Wharf and had some lunch at 3pm at the first place we could find!

The buses are pretty rattly, not always air-conditioned, and the drivers are patient and very helpful with information.  We are finding SF is a sprawling city, walking is not as easy as it is in London and New York where there is more to see as you walk.