About a week and a half ago I posted about Operation Pancake, whereby Adi, Mike, Liz, Bethany, four kids, and myself, got up early, drove to Marin, and hiked two miles to eat pancakes. It was awesome, and below are the pictures to prove it.
For several weeks our friend Adi has been talking up the pancake breakfasts at the West Point Inn. It took awhile, but we finally were able to coordinate to go today. Also joining us were Mike, Liz, The Diaper Hiker, and Baby H.
It’s an easy two-mile hike to get to the Inn, but with 30 pounds of toddler in addition to camera gear, and 20 pounds of my own extra baggage I struggled more than I care to admit.
The pancakes were great, and it was fun catching up with our friends. I took a lot of pictures, a few of which are in my Instagram feed, but for now the only one I’ll include is the one below: five adults, four kids, 21 pancakes, several sausages, and a jug of Log Cabin syrup.
Good times.
I spent today by myself in San Francisco doing some clothes shopping. Now that I’m a dad it’s pretty hard to find time for such mundane activities as buying a pair of jeans, but fortunately BJ was amenable to it, since it’s my birthday weekend, and also she’s the best.
It was great having some time to myself, on a beautiful day in the city. Between the Burning Man exodus this weekend, and school having started up again, the crowds downtown were very manageable, and it being Labor Day weekend, I even got to take advantage of some sales.
To get to the SF, I hopped on the trusty AC Transit 26, which takes me right to the 12th Street BART station. Here’s a Hyperlapse snippet of the ride as I roll past Lake Merritt.
Once on BART I made another Hyperlapse of the view towards the port. This one was too long for Instagram, so I posted it to Vimeo.
Shopping was moderately successful; I picked up a few shirts, and tried on some Levi’s Commuter jeans which I’ve been eyeing. Turns out I didn’t buy them, but it was nice to check ’em out.
Lunch was splendid. I went to Burger Bar, which is my standby for Union Square shopping trips. It was a ridiculously expensive choice, but I ate the Hubert Keller signature buffalo burger, washed down with a pint of Dogfish Head IPA.
On the return BART ride home, I did another Hyperlapse, covering most of the same terrain as the previous. This one was short enough to squeeze into Instagram, and so that’s where it landed.
I’m really enjoying Hyperlapsing. It’s funny because I always thought Instagram’s video support was kind of a dumb gimmick, and I boycotted it. But now that they’re doubling down on the gimmick, I guess I’m all in!