The Great Golden Gate

Walking into base camp at Chrissy Field was a beautiful thing. Lots of people cheering, tents being set up, hot showers and dinner waiting for us, it could be considered paradise given the current situation.

We got into camp, were immediately greeted by some very kind volunteers who carried our gear and set up our tent for us. We set up our sleeping quarters, grabbed our stuff and trekked over to the showers. Amazing how some hot water and soap can absolutely change one's perspective on life.

We opted to visit the tent with foot and back massagers before dinner because we didn't want to miss out! There were plenty of seats open, and we sat back to enjoy the magic of modern electrics, I've got to seriously think about getting one of those back massagers for home!

Dinner in the big top tent never tasted so good and then it was off to bed. The showers and sinks were a pretty good distance back across the camp, so we opted to do some teeth-brushing over a trash can at the edge of the camp. Holly and I stood and admired the Golden Gate Bridge as the sun finished setting.

Having walked back and forth across that bridge twice in one day gave us a whole new appreciation for the size and beauty of that bridge...