Fisherman's Wharf: Surprisingly Pleasant

We only go to Fisherman's Wharf to meet out-of-town visitors, but how long has it been since we have had those? (Answer: four years.)

Given the pandemic, the lockdown, and the publicity about San Francisco's homelessness, property-crime outbreak, high prices, and filthy streets, our friends and relatives have gone elsewhere. Until tonight.

The sojourn was surprisingly pleasant.

Despite the lifting of pandemic restrictions the Wharf was far from "normal"; the streets and sidewalks were the emptiest I had ever seen. And they were very clean; we didn't have to watch where we were stepping.

A pleasant dinner at Boudin's was followed by a stroll to Ghirardelli Square, where there was only a five-minute wait for a table at the ice cream parlor.

On the way back to the parking garage we passed by the first and only homeless tent we saw tonight.

I am sure that the police, like their counterparts in Honolulu, have something to do with keeping the area attractive to tourists. Let's hope that they keep doing it when the crowds come back.