On Friday the family ventured downtown to see an old friend from the Ecuador pre-Helena bike trip. After a brief visit they rode the cable car and looked at the city. They went to the famous Ghirardelli square and of course enjoyed some good, but overly priced ice cream and chocolate. They walked from there along the Fisherman’s wharf to go to pier 39 for Helena’s first sea lion encounter and by the time all was said and done it was time to head home for nap and transfer to Redwood City- tomorrow’s post will be about that 
