For all the "Vans" out there

If you're family, you'll appreciate this post.

What you're looking at is the Queen Wilhelmina Windmill on the very western edge of Golden Gate Park. It's a century-old structure and to this day serves a purpose. Housed inside this somewhat out-of-place symbol for everything Dutch is a pumping station that irrigates Golden Gate Park. There are tulips everywhere and just beyond the windmill is the Pacific Ocean.

This morning I ran the expanse of GGP - from eastern end, just two blocks from home (see previous entry for map), to the ocean. It's a hilly 3-mile run, but time passes quickly as you inspect towering cyprus and evergreens. And when you hit the coast, you remember why you packed your entire home, moved - all inside a three-week window.

This is what it looks like from the beach.

Nathan and I are planning a bike ride/picnic tomorrow - he hasn't seen it yet.