Weather
You should check this link when you are packing. We have been hearing all sorts of hype on the news about El Nino, but so far we haven't seen the torrential rains that they were blathering about. That doesn't mean we won't see them so check first. "Layers" is the keyword for packing for the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sights
Here are the links for some of our favorite sights.
Parks (if it isn't popuring rain)
    National Parks
    East Bay Regional Park District
    Moss Beach (aka James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve)
   Ano Nuevo where the elephant seals live and breed
Museums
    Monterey Bay Aquarium (admittedly a bit outside the Bay Area, but still our favorite place to visit)
    Exploratorium (an interactive science museum)
    Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
    Oakland Museum (aka Museum of California with Nature, History, and Art of California)
    Magnes Museum (where Laura works as Collections Archivist)
And finally the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center or SLAC (Laura's other employer) offers tours on weekdays.