Day 20: San Rafael Bay to Larkspur
May 13th, 2017
10.80 miles in 4 hours 56 minutes
A lot of this walk was through the waterfront business district of San Rafael and to make it go by faster I talked to my Dad and my brother Mark on the phone. I'm grateful they have been reading this blog. I hope they find it entertaining.
Then I tried to walk to San Quentin Point, the end of the run of hills that separate San Rafael from Larkspur. But the trail was fenced off. I guess they don't want pedestrians strolling on the bay side of the prison. So I had to walk up and over that hill using the Sir Francis Drake Boulevard exit off of 580.
After getting over that hill I realized my day would end at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, not the Bay Trail parking spot where I had left my car in Corte Madera. Given another chance to use ferry transit to the trail I was going to take it.
Across from the Larkspur Ferry Terminal is a statue of either a Spanish Conquistadore or Don Quixote himself. Still off chasing some impossible dream.
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| New market under construction along the waterfront in San Rafael |
Then I tried to walk to San Quentin Point, the end of the run of hills that separate San Rafael from Larkspur. But the trail was fenced off. I guess they don't want pedestrians strolling on the bay side of the prison. So I had to walk up and over that hill using the Sir Francis Drake Boulevard exit off of 580.
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| Sir Francis Drake Boulevard exit off of 580 |
After getting over that hill I realized my day would end at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, not the Bay Trail parking spot where I had left my car in Corte Madera. Given another chance to use ferry transit to the trail I was going to take it.
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| Special Event Ferry in Larkspur |
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| Statue in Spanish armor across from Larkspur Ferry |
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| Day 20: San Rafael Bay to Larkspur |
Accounting:
Starting Balance 17.85
- Uber earnings to Corte Madera (13.26)
- Uber ride to San Rafael Bayside Park 13.10
- Trader Joes raspberries, Cobb salad, and choc. bar 8.57
- Planet Juice egg bagel and coffee 6.70
- Uber earnings from Corte Madera (22.90)
Ending Balance 25.64
Voice Notes:
The voice in my head that does the most worrying ends up misdirecting me from what I want to do.
Caring for people isn't the same thing as caring what negative things they think about you. I wish I'd figured that out a while ago.
I never thought until now that walking the bay might be a demonstration of work ethic.
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