Bish Escaped from Alcatraz

A couple weeks ago Bish competed in the Alcatraz Challange. We spent Saturday night at the Prescott Hotel in Union Square so that we could get up in the middle of the night (sometime around 4:00 AM), head over to the Presidio, and Bish could jump in the Bay. He's insane if you ask me but he had a great time and even declared it "easy". I was super proud of him. This was still pre-injury when Iron Man Hopes were strong. Right now he's in a boot and with a injured Achilles Tendon trying everything he can to heal his heel and stay in Iron Man shape.

We went to Pinocchio's in North Beach for a carb-loaded dinner. Bish is pretending with my wine. He's no where near that much fun right now, but at least he can pose as fun :) He loved the Caesar salad here so much that he wanted to come back the next night for more.

He loved this hat they gave him. I was a little worried that tourists might give him money 'cause it made him look a little homeless but he rocked it.

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