Last Sunday Thom and I went to San Francisco to watch the arrival of the luxury ocean liner Queen Mary 2. The only thing was the crowds and the lack of parking, so Thom dropped me off near the Palace of Fine Arts, and he drove to his office at Laurel Heights where there was sure to be open parking. I walked towards the water and staked out a spot among the spectators at the beach at Crissy Field.
When the ship first appeared in the distance, I didn’t think it looked unusually large, but when it barely slipped under the Golden Gate Bridge, I realized, that’s one big ship! It was surrounded by several small boats in the bay, and helicopters were flying overhead. It was quite a sight. (More photos.)
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OMG. It looks like it’s about to crash into the bridge in your photo. Do they have to wait until low tide for the ship to be able to pass under the bridge?
Oooh, very cool. I think there is a gay transatlantic cruise chartering the entire QM2. They’ve sure come a long way.
TK