Like the space shuttle Endeavor, I am making a brief visit to the San Francisco Bay Area.
As you can see, I wasn’t the only person who decided Fort Baker in Sausalito offered a great viewing site for yesterday’s shuttle tour of the Bay Area. Take off from Edwards Air Force Base was delayed an hour to avoid San Francisco’s ubiquitous fog. However, we eventually spotted Endeavor as it flew in over the Marin Headlands.
I arrived crammed in the Economy class of a Boeing 737, my view limited to a porthole size window. Endeavor had a bird’s-eye view as it rode piggyback on top of a Boeing 747.
Endeavor circled around and buzzed the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a spectacular sight!
I will be landing at OAX in a few days on my way back to Casita Colibrí, while the Endeavor has already landed at LAX en-route to its new home at the California Science Center, where it will eventually be put on permanent display.
I suspect Endeavor didn’t encounter this much traffic as it left the Bay Area. However, just wait until it has to navigate Los Angeles freeways!
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