- Friday, June 25th
Part II 
20.47h PDT - Tosj | Later we were even more surprised by Mother Nature because we arrived at Point Reyes. At the earthquake trail we first only saw the blue markings, but a couple meters further we were seriously astonished by the what now are 2 fences about 4 meters separated from each other. They originated from 1 fence which was ruptured by the 1906 earthquake!
KFOK
So far we had seen quite a lot of Pacific ocean and its flora and fauna, but we decided we had to do one more mini trip: a 25km drive to Point Reyes. In spring and autumn one can watch migrating whales over there at the lighthouse. But we can assure that the lighthouse itself and the surrounding 'island' are worth the drive. What a magnificent view over the Pacific and what a wind! At the lowest part of the staircase we thought we were young men with good exercise, but back on the top we were exhausted.
KFOG
Because it was already getting late, we decided not to go further north, but to see a little bit of the wine country and the east part of the San Francisco bay. Via the cities of Petaluma and Napa, where we got into a short traffic jam because of the Nascar races that are planned for this weekend, we went to San Pablo, Berkley and Oakland. There we crossed the San Francisco bay again back to the city. Alex made some beautiful impressions of the bay, which will give you the answer why the Golden Gate was named the golden gate by John C. Fremont, Captain of the U.S. Army in 1846. Now we are organizing our pictures and this report. I have just called Koos, a teammate of my volleyball team in Amsterdam. His birthday has already started in the Netherlands and we are going to visit him tomorrow to watch the match of Sweden vs The Netherlands in the Kezar Pub and to celebrate his birthday in Mission district.