Golden Gate Park

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Up, out, and on the road headed South. We crossed the Golden Gate Bridge once again and stopped at Golden Gate Park for a visit to the DeYoung Museum and the special exhibit "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier". Mel wasn't too impressed with the haute couture fashions, but did enjoy the architecture of the museum. His favorite feature was the Andrew Goldsworthy cracked stones, "Drawn Stone, 2005", at the entrance. As though created by an earthquake, there were visible cracks (veins) running along the stone entryway passing through large stone slabs.

Just across from the DeYoung is the California Academy of Sciences Museum. We made a quick pass through to see what this museum had to offer--the planetarium, aquarium, rainforest, swamp and earthquake center. We enjoyed the penguin area the most. A great place for kids to explore.

Earlier in the day when checking the map, I noticed we would be passing through Half Moon Bay on our way South, home of SDA member Christy Conklin and her family. I'd been in touch with Christy before our trip and she suggested we get in touch when in the area. On our spur of the moment visit, we had a chance to meet her husband and two children and catch up on her recent work. She has been accepted into the MFA program at California College of the Arts in the fall--congrats Christy!

We got some good travel tips for our journey South - the best was the park they recommended for the night, the Costanoa Campground near Pescadero. We had hoped to spend the night at a California State Park, but every one we checked along the nearby coast was full. Lots of campers in California. We got one of the last sites at Costanoa.