A Tour of the City

San Francisco is a great place to visit. Lots to see and do everytime you go! During Ben & Rilla's visit we took a journey back and forth across the city (people in the South Bay call SF 'the city' even though San Jose is much bigger in this century).


Sea lions on Pier 39


Ben, Rilla, and Amy in front of Alcatraz


A typical SF cable car


Ben and Rilla on the cable car

Vista Point

On the way back from SF after a game of Savage Deadlands,we stopped by a "Vista Point" and caught a scenic view at sunset as the sea fog rolled over the hills and forests. Some pics below:


The fog rolls in...


Bloody Tourists!

Gilroy Garlic Festival

Ah, the greatness that is Gilroy, and the marvel that is its annual garlic festival. We were NOT expecting the sheer size (or expense) of the event, which involved parking our car in a HUGE field and bussing out to the place. It was quite a spectacle, with three stages, food and craft vendors... I had no idea that it was such a big deal! Below are a few pictures from the festival:


Ben, me, Amy and Rilla with the The Garlic Mascot


The Lovely Ladies of Garlic! (and me)

More to follow!

Yachting on San Francisco Bay

Yarrrrr!


Alcatraz

Last Saturday we had the good fortune of being invited by friends in San Francisco for a trip around the Bay on their yacht! The weather was gorgeous, the company was great, and we got to see a lot of cool sites from the Bay, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and a sailboat race! All-in-all, a very cool day! :-)

The Great Outdoors

We had quite the busy weekend, strangely enough in the great outdoors. I say strangely because I'm not one to normally enjoy frolicking about in nature. I've said it many times, "I spent most of my life getting out of the bush (the farm), so I'm not too eager to go back!" Then again, maybe it's the Saskatchewanian in me still thinking: "It's a nice day - I must go out to enjoy it!"

On Saturday we took a trip with a couple of Amy's friends up to the Yuba River, a really beautiful spot northeast of San Francisco. There we found a small river beach where a warm mountain stream broke through the hills. The water was clear, small fish swam about in the water, and we even found gold flakes in the water - I guess that's why they call California "the Golden State"! Oh, and there were a lot of nekkid people there skinny-dipping - apparently the spot is quite popular with a lot of the California hippy population!


Rio Del Mar Beach

On Sunday we went to Rio Del Mar Beach, just outside of Santa Cruz. We were there with a bunch of people from one of the local gaming stores we had made friends with, and a good time was had by all. We had lots of fun swimming in the ocean and talking around the campfire. I even learned how to body surf on a boogie board! That is truly something I never thought I'd make time to do in my lifetime, but circumstances have changed a lot in the past year!

Hard at Work

Many apologies for going such a long time without updating, but it's been REAL busy at work. We've got a LOT to get done before the release date, so there's going to be a lot of late work nights.

Not that I'm complaining! It's been great, and I hope people will enjoy some of the cool things we've come up with. I can't go into details due to NDA, but I'll just say there's lots of cool tricks up our sleeves! :-)