Martinez - February 12, 2011

We had a very nice day out in the North Bay (of San Francisco Bay). We set out to do 4 things:

1. Take photos at Treasure Island
2. Visit the home of John Muir
3. Visit the Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Richmond
4. Have pizza for dinner with our friend Gaylord

John Muir (1838-1914) was a Scotsman and hugely influential in the establishment of the National Parks. He features on the Quarter (25¢) Coin of the State of California.

The liberty ships (747 of them) were built at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond during WWII. The yard is long gone, however there is a memorial to mark where the ships were built. There is a plan to have a National Park to respect the work of the people of "The Greatest Generation".

We found Gaylord in as good spirits as always.

All in all, a nice day out. Lightbox click here - 5.20 mBytes download