The North Bay is lovely as SF. Have you gone for a hike on Mt Tamalpais! Really cold, ain't it? But clam chowder on a bread boule in Sausalito warms you up after. Looking at the North Bay from that side of the Golden Gate Bridge reminds me of chilly days in SF.
You know I will do that exactly, but I shall do it from the other side... or in the middle of the bridge!