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Wow. Such good information already. Our interests in the city are to see some of the highlights and get a taste of San Francisco. We will do Fisherman's Warf and Ghirardelli Square for sure. Ft. Point, the Presidio, GG Park, Alcatraz are all good suggestions. I had never heard of Angell Island or Mt. Diablo and I love ferries so they'll be on our short lists. We won't be total tame tourists, so I'll make sure we do some activities that push our boundaries a little.

Our interests outside the city are mostly to do relatively light day hikes and see nature. So everything from beaches to the Redwood forests and mountains are fair game.

I'm leaning toward spending Saturday and Sunday in the city. Then driving through Big Basin down to Carmel Sunday afternoon, staying maybe until Tuesday. Then driving up north of the City near and using one of the towns like Guerneville as a base of operation for the rest of the week. Is that too long in Carmel?