And now, the end is near......

....and back to work, we must venture...

Our last night we stayed by the airport in Oakland.  Turned out to be a blessing with the big mess over in San Francisco with the Asiana flight.  Not to mention I wouldn't be too keen on seeing a burnt out hulk of an airplane right before taking off.

Tim and I went down to Jack London Square where he remembered this funky little historic bar from a long time ago when he was there.  We meandered around the marina and was amused to see that the J-School had a 36 Hunter as part of its training fleet.  That would be, uh, like, having Dean Barker train for the AC72s by using my little Hobie sail yak.  

Heinhold's First and Last Chance Saloon was totally awesome.  The type of historical funky little places I enjoy.  Tim and I dubbed it the Chart Room of the west.

The link above does a good job with its funky history, but the first thing you notice is the severely sloping floor caused by an earthquake.  The entire bar has a slope, you'll see below.

It was a great way to end out our trip.

Tim reading the history at the bar.
No the picture isn't crooked!

The knot board made by a sailor.
Coins signed by military going off to WWII, unfortunately many did not come
back to claim their coins.

Once again, the camera is level with the bar.

A lot of history on the walls, especially about Jack London.

Amen.

Fun bar.

As of last report--we think there is still a mouse on our boat.