Usually you would expect to find surfers at the beach, right?
Not in San Francisco.
Here surfers flock to the Golden Gate Bridge to make the most of the point break under the southern end of the famous orange suspension bridge which had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937.
Look closely at this photo of Bryan and you'll see about 25 surfers dotted about in the water below.
Apparently this popular surf spot hots up even more when there are tsunamis or other wild weather -- kite surfers love it too.
We stayed out of the surf but we did enjoy a stroll across the bridge and back again. It was one of the things Bryan had been most looking forward to about the trip and he wasn't disappointed.
Oh, and of course I enjoyed it too...
The bridge is a pretty amazing feat of engineering, especially considering how many years ago it was built.
The main span measures 4200 feet (1280 metres) and 80,000 miles (or almost 129,000kms) of wire was used during construction. A whopping 118,000 vehicles drive across it every day, and tolls cost between $3-$6 per car.
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