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| Angel Island in Tiburon, CA |
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| View of the San Francisco Bay from Angel Island |
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| Live music at Angel Island Cantina |
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| The girls found caterpillars on the trail to our campsite |
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| Angel Island view of the SF Bay |
Earlier this month, our family got together for a summer camping trip at Angel Island near Tiburon in the San Francisco Bay. Grandma planned the trip, and things turned out rather amusing throughout the course of the weekend. Let me start by saying that Angel Island is a very scenic destination, and quite an interesting place to explore. There are many abandoned buildings on the island as it was once a location for immigrant processing, POW camps, and quarantine stations. It is also home to a Nike Missile Site dating back to the 1950s. This creates great opportunities for exploring past relics, but without a vehicle or bicycle it takes quite a while to get around the island due to its size. With kids, and no stroller it wasn't possible for us to do much exploring beyond our initial trolley car site seeing tour.
There are only eleven campsites on the island, so camping here is pure seclusion. Grandma booked a winner in terms of location. From our campsite we had a great view of the San Francisco Bay, and there were trails near the site leading down to a small rocky beach as well as a trail leading up to stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Tiburon, Sausalito and Marin. While it was freezing most of the day, and a bit overcast (it is SF after all) the views were gorgeous! We were only able to stay for the day, but Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Colin and Aunt Darcy all camped overnight. None of them were able to fully sleep that night, between the foghorns and raccoons fighting and growling outside their tent, they were jolted awake multiple times throughout the night. Grandpa even had to go out and chase off the raccoons a few times. Although I was initially sad about missing out on the camping experience, after hearing how difficult it was to sleep, I think it was best that we missed this overnight adventure. Two toddlers running on little to no sleep is a recipe for chaos. We would definitely visit Angel Island again and recommend it to others, but make it a DAY trip!
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| The view from the trail above our campsite |
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| The Golden Gate Bridge from Angel Island |
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| Enjoying family time at the campsite; find the deer |
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| Angel Island view of Tiburon and Sausalito |
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| Sweet Alina by the beach |
