{"id":2534,"date":"2017-08-19T01:04:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T01:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2017-08-19T01:08:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T01:08:40","slug":"water-taxi-socialization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/?p=2534","title":{"rendered":"Water Taxi Socialization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s socialization excursion was a big one for Billie Jean.\u00a0 Over the bay bridge and to the Embarcadero with the aim of experiencing a crowd and a lot of &#8220;odd&#8221; sights and sounds.\u00a0 In true SF fashion, the Embarcadero did not disappoint us!\u00a0 Countless street cars, delivery vehicles, joggers, cyclists, rickshaws, skateboarders, and other crazy sights abounded.\u00a0 We went over weird sidewalk ramps that took us over some construction, and saw a ton of kids and homeless folks, and we walked through an outdoor market with many vendors.\u00a0 We passed buskers, including one with rather ear piercing &#8216;music&#8217;.\u00a0 Finally, we ventured on to a floating dock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-9060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-9060.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-9060.jpg 900w, https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-9060-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-9060-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-9060-172x129.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we were there, a water taxi showed up and I decided that with Billie&#8217;s socialization history and soundness towards novelty (at least so far), we would give it a go.\u00a0 So off we went in the water taxi from the Ferry Building to Pier 39 to visit the sea lions.\u00a0 Billie did wonderfully with the very odd sound and movement of the water taxi.\u00a0 We hit some swells that splashed up and got both of us wet, and though she was certainly quite concerned with the turbulence for that short time period, she recovered quickly (far faster than I did, in fact)!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2535\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-0014919.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Water-Taxi-0014919.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" 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