Finally paddled under the Golden Gate....

At long last, I had always wanted to paddle under the GG. 

Have a friend who was born and raised (and very proud) in the Bay Area and always gives me hard time about the true meaning of being considered a "REAL SF NATIVE". She always stated that "you're only a true native if you walked across  the GG"  Well, to this day, I have never "walked the gate" and it's always been a joke between us. Now I got one up on her and sent her these pics...she now considers me a crazy native

....Marv/Shicken and I figured we'd might as well pick up some crabs 

Nice one.  Love the vanity shots, and that crab shot with the GG in the background is classic.   

....on the way to the launch, we did a drive by on Robin Williams house  (this is the view form the back side)

How do you feel now that you've paddled "under" the GG?    Are you going to do the same for Bay bridge, San Mateo bridge, and Dumbarton bridge too before leaving the Bay area for Alaska?  

I've always wanted to paddle the lenght of the San Mateo Bridge....anyone up for it?

Nice pics.  Was it as epic as it sounds?

When are you paddling the SM bridge?  Friday?

nice

Dude that's awesome..did ya'all launch at baker?

Do the walk man...its worth it, and while you're at it go get an irish coffee at the BV

and no hard feelings on this I hope, but us true SF Natives guard that title carefully...you can be an Honorary Native but unless you were born at SF general forget the "Real" part.

Steve S (SF General class of '66)

Very cool!!!!!!!

Really like the pictures as well!

Thank you for sharing.

Sincerely,

Jim

Dude that's awesome..did ya'all launch at baker?

Do the walk man...its worth it, and while you're at it go get an irish coffee at the BV

and no hard feelings on this I hope, but us true SF Natives guard that title carefully...you can be an Honorary Native but unless you were born at SF general forget the "Real" part.

Steve S (SF General class of '66)

We launched on the beach next to Ft. Point pier, paddled out between Ft. Point and south tower.

Love the game face. You look like a male model 

Very pioneering!!  the ocean looks so inviting   thanks for clicking as you went along, it sure has me thinking that it should be explored this RF season.......Good one fellas

and no hard feelings on this I hope, but us true SF Natives guard that title carefully...you can be an Honorary Native but unless you were born at SF general forget the "Real" part.

  Not close to being a native at all. I migrated to the Bay Area in 1986. And before that, I was in LA (Santa Monica) for a year. Before that, the Philippine Islands (Manila)

and no hard feelings on this I hope, but us true SF Natives guard that title carefully...you can be an Honorary Native but unless you were born at SF general forget the "Real" part.

Steve S (SF General class of '66)

How bout Kaiser 1952?

Allen