Day 1

The first day of the quest. I woke up later than I wanted to because of some last minute packing the night before. Hoping to buy my mother breakfast and flowers for mothers day, I instead slept in and my brother made me breakfast. Saying goodbye to family and loved ones was very difficult, but had to be done. I can only imagine what they were thinking..."see ya, selfish brat." or "see ya in a couple of days. You won't make it far". Ha. The flight departed from Flint Bishop airport to Minneapolis. If you ever want someone or people to stare or say crazy things to you: simply push around a baby stroller in the airport. People will say "aren't you missing something?" Ha. Oh well. Makes life more entertaining right. The connecting flight was fine too. For some reason being on an airplane puts me to sleep: I don't remember any of the flight. At the San Francisco airport I really didn't want to leave. I knew that if I left the airport then I will for sure be on my own. After an hour of walking around, I decided to get going. I got on the BARTA train and went to downtown San Fran. The train was surprisingly clean but screeched loudly. My ears are still ringing. Finally getting off, I wanted to walk to the Golden Gate Bridge. I have only seen pictures of it and want to see if it is really that much larger than the Mackinaw Bridge. The first thing I did was eat... At Subway. Walking a mile in the wrong way, I finally knew where i was going. I passes the Bay bridge, millions of restaurants and Starbucks, Pier 39 and the sea lions. I was able to see Alcatraz with the Golden Gate in the background so I knew I was getting close. Well the walk was much longer than I thought. I ended up pushing my stroller, two bags, tent, and sleeping bag for about 4 to 5 hours. I noticed that the city was very user friendly. It wasn't too intimidating and has a 80s feel to it (could be the cable cars and the diners). I saw families, couples, and people out running everywhere. The hills and houses look something so unfamiliar, but still looked great. This is a city that I would love to come back to and explore with my family. With my hands and body getting chilled I finally made it to the park near the bridge. At this time its dark, so I decided to pitch my tent here and get an early start to the day until a police officer told me that I could not pitch a tent there. So instead I slept on the beach. The righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. Psalm 34:19