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The Sea Lions at Pier 39 Fisherman’s Wharf – San Francisco

Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 12:00 pm  
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Fisherman’s Wharf in San Fransisco is a great place to visit with plenty to see and one of the highlights are the sea lions at Pier 39. These sea lions set up residence after the 1989 earthquake and although they come and go depending on the season there are a number of them that remain at Pier 39 all year round. Most of the time the sea lions are lazing themselves on the specially made pontoons but now and then they will hop in and out of the water or bicker with each other much to the crowds amusement. Although…

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Leaving Las Vegas & Arriving in San Francisco

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm  
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It is 4am and I am wide awake and have been since 2.05am. Then for some reason the alarms on our 02 PC Phones went off at 3.30am even though they were set for 4.30am. As soon as we are packed and ready we head down to check-out and then make our way to the airport in a cab. As it was so early we have no problems with traffic and we arrive at the airport by 5.30am. The taxi cost us about $35. Nowhere near as cheap as a shuttle bus but we wanted to be sure that we were…

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