I blogged earlier about Fleet Week in San Francisco. What I didn’t realize at the time was that the day after we anchored at Angel Island for lovely lunch, there was a massive fire on the island!
There was an amazing sailboat in the bay at the time — the Maltese Falcon, reportedly the largest sailing yacht in the world.
Here’s the “before” picture, taken on Saturday, with the Maltese Falcon, and Angel Island in the background.
Maltese Falcon & Angel Island - day before fire
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Boat, Island, Fire
Here’s the “after picture, taken on Sunday. Same boat, same island. What a difference a day makes!
Burning photo is at Sailing Anarchy. Click the thumbnail for the full amazing photo.
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I was in San Francisco for our annual Napa Valley & San Francisco tour, and stayed an extra day to go sailing. Little did I realize that about the time I was getting home from my trip, this fire was starting on Angel Island.
5 responses so far ↓
1 julia // Oct 25, 2008 at 2:13 am
Wow! The difference between those two photos is amazing. That is a gorgeous boat and as much as I hate to say it, that second pic is just beautiful as well. Hope that no one was hurt in that fire.
2 Erin // Oct 25, 2008 at 2:28 am
There have been so many fires in California lately. It’s so sad! Angel Island is amazing though, isn’t it?
3 Deanna Keahey // Nov 9, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Hi Julia & Erin - It really is sad, but I suppose fires are part of nature. As far as I know, nobody got hurt, but a lot of the island was burned.
4 Dani // Nov 9, 2008 at 12:55 pm
The one with the fire is such a beautiful picture. It really is too bad that the fire started, but at least no one was hurt or what not.
The pictures are a good reminder of what a difference a day or even a few hours can make.
5 Deanna Keahey // Nov 11, 2008 at 3:47 pm
You’re so right — things can change in an instant. That’s why we’ve got to make the most of today. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Enjoy life while we can!
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