Speaking at LendIt Fintech USA 2018 in San Francisco
Last week was the annual LendIt USA conference. This is an all-consuming event that takes up a huge amount of my time. This year it was in San Francisco on April 9-11 which was last Monday to Wednesday. Marcy’s mom (Baba) came out to from Des Moines to stay with the kids so Marcy could make the trip to California.
The view from the Lounge where we had every meal at Half Moon Bay
On Thursday morning we checked out of the Marriott in San Francisco and headed to The Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay where I had cashed in a bunch of Marriott points for three free nights. It was fantastic. The view in the above photo was literally our view for every meal we had there. We never tired of this.
Walking along the coastal trail at Half Moon Bay
We had a full three days in Half Moon Bay. On Thursday, we went for a long walk along the coastal trail that hugged the shoreline. Friday, I played golf on the Ocean Course while Marcy went for a 20-mile bike ride and explored the town. Saturday, we caught an Uber out to the redwood forest where we did another long hike but this one was in the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space so it was a forest trail the whole way. And we had some decent elevation gain along the way. We then rented bikes in the afternoon and went down to the end of the coastal trail.
Hiking in the redwood forest
Today, we went down to the beach. If you know this area you will realize that at any time of year the ocean is cold but in April it is downright freezing. We planned on spending a bit of time walking along the beach but after a few minutes our feet were numb from the cold so we headed back.
Walking along the beach with the hotel in the background
Meanwhile, back in Denver the kids were having a great time with Baba. They had ice cream every day, watched movies and Baba drove them to their regular weekend activities like soccer, golf and tennis. But they were both happy to see us when we arrived home this evening.
Enjoying some frozen yogurt at Pinkberry