Last weekend I went on two great day trips from San Francisco. One trip focused on oysters, the other on beer. I have a pretty great life these days.
Day Trips from San Francisco: Hog Island
On Saturday I went to the Hog Island Oyster Co’s oyster farm on Tomales Bay. The place is refreshingly rustic; they provide picnic tables, grills, oysters, and shucking tools. You bring the rest.
Seven of us headed up to Hog Island on Saturday afternoon for a day trip from San Francisco. We spent the day feasting on oysters and gourmet picnic food. I learned how to shuck oysters, but had more fun just eating them.
We first ate them raw, then steamed and barbecued, and at the end the guys got creative and made barbecue oysters with local Point Reyes Blue Cheese and grilled pineapple.
One of the best parts of our day trip from San Francisco was the views of Tomales Bay from the picnic tables. The area is really scenic and we had amazing weather for late September.
Day Trips from San Francisco: Muir Woods
On Sunday I took a day trip from San Francisco to Muir Woods for a hike with the Spinsters of San Francisco. Fourteen of us drove up to the park with the goal of doing a nice hike and having a few beers at the secretive Tourist Club.
We were told that the Tourist Club would be hard to find, but the trail we were on literally ran into it. We arrived just before it opened at 2pm and by 2:30 the place was packed.
We had beer, played scrabble, talked, and soaked up the beautiful late-September sunshine.
Day Trips from San Francisco
I hope you enjoyed reading about these two great day trips from San Francisco. They’re fun places to get out of the city and into nature, not to mention good food. Happy travels!
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