The Life-Changing Crossing Of The Golden Gate Bridge

January 15, 2015 | Posted at 10:50 am | by Anna (Follow User)

What a beautiful day to cross such a beautiful bridge!!

One day -just for fun- my friends and I decided to do the daring: we biked across the 75-year-old Golden Gate Bridge!

 

We started our leisurely relaxing day with a visit to the Farmers Market in the Ferry Building. It was so fun and so delicious! I left with my hoard of 3 pounds of cherries and an entire rotisserie chicken. Much pleased with myself.

 

Once we were well fed but not too well watered, we set off to Fisherman’s Wharf where we picked up our bike rentals. We pedaled along the shore of the Bay to the entrance of the bridge.

 

It was a tough ride uphill and my thighs were burning from the lactic acid overproduction. It just goes to show how endurance adapted I am. Though in my defense, I later discovered that I had set my bike on the highest gear which made it almost impossible to bike uphill – not the smartest thing to do when dealing with San Francisco’s hills.

 

Thankfully, once on the bridge, biking was smooth sailing. Other than avoiding the foot traffic. But it well worth it for the beautiful views! My friend and I as we cross the gigantic bridge! So much fun!

 

My friends and i had the best time making our way across the renowned bridge! It was one of the best experiences of my life.

My friends and i had the best time making our way across the renowned bridge! It was one of the best experiences of my life.

The downhill to Sausalito was the best!! So fast and so fun with next to no biking, just plenty of breaking.

 

We made it to Sausalito in just over 2 hours. Enough time to catch a breather and look at the interesting galleries before we had to catch our last ferry home in time to return out bikes.

 

And with all of the relaxation and fun, of course we were even pretty silly at times!

    Yummy and about to be in their tummies! Oh yea!!

Yummy and about to be in their tummies! Oh yea!!

 

As the day continued, we even had some time to explore Fisherman’s Wharf and tuck into a hearty seafood dinner to celebrate our efforts mounting the bridge.

 

What a fantastic day!