^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

As on the first day in the city, I left My Cartoonist at the convention center to put in his time at the SLG booth while I wandered aimlessly.

I decided that since going somewhere entirely different had worked so well on my first day's adventures, that I would put that idea back in effect for the second day.   I decided that walking toward the water might be just the thing, as I hadn't been on the Embarcadero since 1993.

So, I walked.

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

 Eventually, I found myself down at the wharf.

^{Alcatraz - San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

I heard and smelled the sealions long before I managed to see them....

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

The weather was warm and fairly sunny, and they were stretched out on wooden platforms, making noise, occasionally fighting....oh, yeah - and stinking.

Very smelly creatures.

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

^{San Francisco, California - April 2011}

After seeing all I cared to see at the wharf, I began my trek back to the convention center....but first I just had to see if I could get all the way to the top of that hill with the tower on it.....

^{to be continued}