The Idiot could easily have hiked across the Golden Gate bridge into nearby San Francisco after giving a talk at the Sausalito Library about the Monaco royal family while referring to The Idiot and the Odyssey trilogy of travel narratives describing his 20-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea.
The view of nearby San Francisco from sea level in Sausalito north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Idiot walking up a hill in Sausalito in the direction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Idiot nearing the Golden Gate Bridge during a morning stroll in Sausalito.
Why didn’t he?
The Idiot didn’t walk across the Golden Gate Bridge because he had a lightning-bolt inspiration that it would be more interesting to take a ferry from nearby Larkspur. He wanted to get close to San Quentin State Prison, check out some sailboats, see downtown San Francisco from under the Bay Bridge, maybe change his hairstyle, approach newly named Oracle Park from the water, and watch the San Francisco Giants play a baseball game on a beautiful Saturday.
The Idiot wondered if he might be able to help out (that’s “help out,” not “help get out”) a Stanford classmate and penpal friend serving a life sentence (well, he could be released at 96 years old) at San Quentin State Prison.
The Idiot wondered if he’d spot anyone he knew sailing near the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Idiot wanted to see downtown San Francisco from under the Bay Bridge.
The Idiot wanted to determine if a windy day on the ferry might inspire a new hairstyle.
The Idiot wanted to approach newly named Oracle Park from the water to watch a San Francisco Giants baseball game.
And why in the world did he want to see the San Francisco Giants play?
The Idiot loves the feeling of walking onto the freshly groomed field in a baseball park.
The Idiot heard that they were giving away Holden Caulfieldish two-flap caps to attendees at Oracle Park on this particular day.
The Idiot snagged a delicious seat behind the Giants dugout.
The Idiot sat near Giants catcher Buster Posey and Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (who, somehow, were also both playing in the game).
The Idiot promised a nephew that he’d get a photo of a cap advertising his fishing business in Redding, CA, with Oracle Park and a live baseball game in the background.
The Idiot thoroughly enjoyed watching the game.
The Idiot, a Giants fan since he was a kid, loved the final score of the game.
The Idiot wanted to check out the Oracle Park neon signage near a statue of Juan Marichal, one of The Idiot’s favorite Giants pitchers in the 1960s.
The Idiot wanted to walk back to Sausalito and get a view of San Francisco in the dark.
Think you’ve heard the last of this?
Probably not.
The Idiot has been invited back to the Sausalito Library on June 6 to discuss the genesis, evolution and execution of his walk around the Mediterranean Sea.
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