The Heat Is On

So it's October and it was 81º in the city today. I've been trying to slow down in general and get some much needed rest - even though I'm still at the gym by 07:00 in the mornings! Talking of excercise, we went for a guided walk on Sunday. A friend of a friend has decided to become a tour gide and wanted some guinea pigs to try out a new route he had put together. He was actually very good and knew a lot of interesting facts. Even though we were walking in places that I commonly venture in to, he still managed to bring a fresh perspective to the experience.
It was on this walk that I took this shot of the TransAmerica building.
If you need a San Francisco tourguide, you can find out about Anton at: Urban Trek USA

Even if I don't go to the gym, I'm still leaving home early in the mornings to enjoy the city while it's still stirring and also catch the sunrises before I start my day in the office.

This is the Bay Bridge with about 10 minutes walking left before I arrive at the office.

Angel Island On Fire

Angel Island On Fire,
originally uploaded by darkroijoy.

Last night just as I was preparing for bed, I looked across the bay and saw some golden lights glowing out on the water. Almost immediately I realized these were not lights but a fire that had broken out on Angel Island!

Thankfully by morning it all seemed to be completely under control but San Francisco still waits to hear what caused this fire.

Look! Up in the sky!

The Blue Angels were in the city this week taking part in San Francisco Fleet Week. We went along to my office building which is in Fisherman's wharf where we were able to enjoy a front row view of the air show.

We had originally planned to go to Decompression (a sort of aprés Burning Man) but in the end succumbed to a lazy weekend!

It's Been A While

But life goes on. I've been to Belize another 2 times and the house is coming along
beautifully.
By the time we last left at the end of August,
the roof was on and the windows were all installed.

Antonella has re-established her hooping links and I went to watch her hooping at night in Union Square, the main square in San Francisco. They had illuminated hoops and it was all very cool to watch.
Our apartment building is also looking quite grand noqw since the restoration work in the lobby and around the fountain has all been completed now. We've also been hosting visitors in San Francisco. Carol and Matt came to visit enroute from their home in Mexico to London and we Just had Fabio staying with us from Rome.

Work is still work and still pays the bills. We went to Folsom Street Fair last week which if you've never been could catch you completely unprepared. This is the 3rd one we've attended and I have pictures from all of them on my Flickr account. This weekend the Blue Angels are in town to take part in the air show. It's also Decompression this weekend so loads of photo opportunities around!