Geeks at Sea
After more than two years of development, the Yahoo! Mail Web Service team finally had our offsite. We headed up to San Francisco and took a three hour tour (go ahead…we cracked Gilligan jokes too) on the Adventure Cat catamaran. Aside from a lack of sunscreen, it was a great time (I’m burnt…forehead to chin, pass the aloe). We started out from Pier 39 and wound around the south end of Alcatraz. After that, we headed north and sailed between Angel Island and Tiburon. When we finished there, we swung by and buzzed the tower at Sausalito. We were going to just sail by the Golden Gate Bridge, but we convinced the captain to take us under the bridge. For the most part, the trip had really calm waters and almost no wind. That all changed when we headed out to the bridge. The wind kicked up and the water became much choppier. This was actually my favorite part of the trip. Some of my best pictures came from that period of the trip.
It was a good time. If you ever get a chance, I totally recommend boating in the San Francisco Bay. Do a little research ahead of time, though, and make sure you get a day with good weather. Friday was gorgeous and made the experience so much better. Nothing like being out of the office on a nice, sunny day in the bay.
