San Francisco Incredible Day!

Khaya is having his first ever "popovers" - for Mel and I, our parents taught us to make this breakfast, and they learned from their parents. We spent the morning in the hot tub (jacuzzi) talking about politics, then talked about learning english at school.

The experience at Glide was amazing; maybe someone else will post pictures. There was music, singing, hugging and an incredible sermon. The pastor welcomed the South Africans and everyone in the congregation cheered. The sermon was about moving past just "helping" others; it was about seeing yourself in all others. It was about love, relationships and true connection. The pastor finished by making a reference to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. It was, in a word, perfect. Our guests loved the experience and it generated a lot of conversation.

Next we went to the Exploratorium and the Tactile Dome. The Tactile Dome is a special building. You go inside and there is complete darkness. You have to feel your way along tunnels, up ramps, down slides and around corners until you come out without seeing anything! You can't get lost because there is only one way to go, but it is still scary the first time you try. The staff let our entire group stay together, and every one of our guests went through at least once! We traveled through the dark in small group and cheered each time a group came out on the other side!

One of our first groups made it through to the sound of loud cheers.

Doing something new together always brings a smile!

After the Tactile Dome, we toured around the science activities. In this one, a camera takes a picture of you while a balloon inflates to startle you. You can see your face right while you are being surprised!

Another experiment with light and color.

Our guests are running in circles to make a tornado from the steam!

While the children stayed with some of the parents inside, the teachers came out to go walking on the Golden Gate Bridge. It was getting near sunset, and the day was gorgeous. We planned to take many pictures!

On the Marin side, the cameras were snapping.

If you look closely, you can see the rays of the sun passing through the bridge. 

We walked out to the first tower (behind us). We saw seals in the water and kayakers coming back from the ocean. We almost never stopped laughing and talking together.

 After the bridge, we drove up to the top of the Marin Headlands to look down on the bridge and see the sunset on the Pacific Ocean. 

The end of an incredible day! Khaya was in bed at 7:30 PM.