A Herrick Adventure

Another Herrick adventure. They never are easy despite the ease of plans at the beginning of the day. With just an object in mind, a place to find, the adventure begins with our curiousity. With the empty hours of time away from work, my parents and I decided to skip town for the day and discover an unknown place in a very familiar city. We headed to San Francisco to find a Mission.

Built in the late 1700’s, this mission has stood as a place for agriculture and connection for the Indians of the land. Despite the massive destruction of the 1906 earthquake and fires, this mission stood the test of time and still operates today. We knew the crossroad, we knew the exit; we thought we had it made. We thought we would find it quite easily. Wrong!

As I mentioned before, a Herrick adventure are never easy but full of fun. We turned off the freeway full of confidence that we would be able to find the mission without a mishap. I lost count of how many times we took a turn onto a street we thought would lead us to the right street but we had a great time seeing a new section of San Francisco. Finally we decided to head to our favorite spot in the city, Pier 39. We were hungry.

At Pier 39, we walked around the pier, enjoying the smell of the bay and the warmth of the sun. Languages swirled around us as visitors walked around us and I heard the familiar honking of the pier natives, the sea lions.

On our way home, we tried one more time to find the mission after obtaining a city map with a more detailed street names. Still the trip was not without mishaps as we were pushed off onto the freeway from a turning lane but after a few turn-arounds and a determination to find our goal, we pulled up in front of the mission. We found our objective and I can turn a day trip into another Herrick family adventure story.