Farewell PABadger ride and bash

[maillotpois]

Lots of food possibilities:

Tiburon: Guaymas (outdoor seating available, mexican), Servino's (Italian, also outdoor food), Jake's

Larkspur: Left Bank (Froggy), Marin Brewing Co. (Right across from the ferry so folks could ferry back to SF if they had a brew)

I'm liking the whole Tiburon loop to Larkspur and Brew pub then ferry back idea....

[snapdragen]

Don't know about the Larkspur Left Bank, but the San Jose one makes awesome Lemon Drops. Just sayin.....

[DrBadger]

Don't know about the Larkspur Left Bank, but the San Jose one makes awesome Lemon Drops. Just sayin.....

Hmmmm... is that a food vote from Snap?

I don't know the food/reseraunt scene at all in Marin, so I will defer to you all for the food decision, any of the places sound good to me! Are these all places we can show up to from a bike ride?

[maillotpois]

They are - I have to say (sorry Snap) that Left Bank is probably the trickiest in terms of where you'd put your bike while eating/drinking because it is right on the street and the patio is very small. That's where the Brewing Co is really good - large rear patio and plenty of places for the bikes to rest. Guaymas is similar and they do have a full bar.

[snapdragen]

No worries - I'm a LB regular down here, I don't need to go to the Larkspur location.

I'll probably be BART'n up and taking the ferry over, so within walking distance would be nice for me. (My knees 'o crap walking distance, mind you!) Or I call a cab.

I'll just need an approximate time to get there.

[jobob]

Well, you knows I likes my brewskis so the Marin Brewing Co sounds great to me. And they have a very large menu.

The Golden Gate ferry system has added more ferrys between Larkspur and SF over Labor Day weekend on account of the Bay Bridge closure:
http://www.goldengate.org/news/trans...php#LarkspurSF

So we'll have more afternoon ferry crossings to choose from, one every hour on the half-hour between 12:30 and 5:30. I think we should aim for the 4:30 one, just in case. That gets us to the SF Ferry Building at Embarcadero at around 5:30, and then we'll still need to get back to the Sports Basement (assuming we start from the Sports Basement, which seems like a good a place as any with the plentitude of parking). Hmm, maybe we should shoot for the 3:30 ferry instead?

Oh, and the ferry notice mentions the Sausalito Art Festival that weekend too. Yikes, I had forgotten all about that. Well, we'll just need to give ourselves extra time to wend our way thru Sausalito, I suppose. ( MP, any idea on how this would impact us? )

I'm thinking we should try to reach Larkspur by 2:30, that would give us almost a couple of hours to hang out and party before getting on line for the 4:30 ferry (or, if we decide on the 3:30 ferry, then reach Larkspur by 1:30). Does that sound reasonable?

I'm not sure how long we'd need to ride from the Presidio Sports Basement over the GG Bridge to the Larkspur ferry - I've done it a grand total of once, and I don't recollect how long it took, tho I could probably make an estimate. MP or anyone else, do you have any idea how long it would take at a social pace ?

Ed. to add: It looks like the total mileage starting from near the GG bridge thru Sausalito & Tiburon & around Paradise to Larkspur is only about 25 miles. So if we started around 10 am from the Sports Basement and did some major lollygagging & sightseeing, that would put us in Larkspur around 1, I would think.

Anyhow, just tossing this all up for discussion. What do you all think? Especially Dr. Badger, since this is your party, after all.

[DrBadger]

Well, you knows I likes my brewskis so the Marin Brewing Co sounds great to me. And they have a very large menu.

The Golden Gate ferry system has added more ferrys between Larkspur and SF over Labor Day weekend on account of the Bay Bridge closure:
http://www.goldengate.org/news/trans...php#LarkspurSF

So we'll have more afternoon ferry crossings to choose from, one every hour on the half-hour between 12:30 and 5:30. I think we should aim for the 4:30 one, just in case. That gets us to the SF Ferry Building at Embarcadero at around 5:30, and then we'll still need to get back to the Sports Basement (assuming we start from the Sports Basement, which seems like a good a place as any with the plentitude of parking). Hmm, maybe we should shoot for the 3:30 ferry instead?

Oh, and the ferry notice mentions the Sausalito Art Festival that weekend too. Yikes, I had forgotten all about that. Well, we'll just need to give ourselves extra time to wend our way thru Sausalito, I suppose. ( MP, any idea on how this would impact us? )

I'm thinking we should try to reach Larkspur by 2:30, that would give us almost a couple of hours to hang out and party before getting on line for the 4:30 ferry (or, if we decide on the 3:30 ferry, then reach Larkspur by 1:30). Does that sound reasonable?

I'm not sure how long we'd need to ride from the Presidio Sports Basement over the GG Bridge to the Larkspur ferry - I've done it a grand total of once, and I don't recollect how long it took, tho I could probably make an estimate. MP or anyone else, do you have any idea how long it would take at a social pace ?

Ed. to add: It looks like the total mileage starting from near the GG bridge thru Sausalito & Tiburon & around Paradise to Larkspur is only about 25 miles. So if we started around 10 am from the Sports Basement and did some major lollygagging & sightseeing, that would put us in Larkspur around 1, I would think.

Anyhow, just tossing this all up for discussion. What do you all think? Especially Dr. Badger, since this is your party, after all.

That all sounds wonderful... I love when people do all the planning for me

Meeting at 10 sounds good, I would just have to leave PA by around 9, which gets me my beauty sleep

[Bike Goddess]

I might want to cycle back to SF as I'll be on the ferry back to Vallejo. So if anyone wants to come back via the GG bridge with me, that would be fine as well.

Any restaurant is fine. Outside is good if not too windy. Larkspur OR Tiburon good as both have restaurants right by the ferries!

I'll do my Vallejo ferry sched check today.

[Bike Goddess]

Looks like I can be at the SF Ferry building at 9:45AM. I figure at least 30 mins to Sports Basement from there as I have to get off boat and then ride through FWarf, etc. I can also come earlier or later.

Anyone coming over on BART could meet me at Ferry Building, then we could all ride together to meet the rest of you.

How does that sound?

[DrBadger]

Sounds good Nancy.....I figure that if you get to the Ferry Building about 9:45, you should get to sports basement right around the time we are getting close to rolling!

I am so looking forward to this ride! See you all soon!
Ellen

[maillotpois]

Okay - so if you guys started at 10-ish from the Basement, then I will try to meet you en route. I'd rather avoid the tourist traffic over the GGB (having just returned from it - ugh!). So I will just ride from home and try to meet you guys, probably on the waterfront in Sausalito, about 10:30 - 10:45.

Nancy, I'll ride back with you afterward as far as MV.

We were just at the Marin Brewing Co last night and I am thrilled to report they have Starbrew. (It's almost a barleywine. They rarely have it, but when they do we bring some home.

[Bike Goddess]

Thanks MP- That would be loads of fun. I think we should have some cell phone numbers - I'll be able to call you when I'm actually ready to roll from the Ferry Building. We can call MP when we leave Sports Basement.

[maillotpois]

Oh - good idea!