gonna finish up this blog as i'm now home - boo!
let's pretend that i'm still stateside...
got up early this morning hoping for sunshine, but opened the curtains to find that it's still cloudy... decided to see how far i could walk in the time i had before i had to catch the bus/train/bus to san francisco. so up and about, packing and trying to get out the door with camera, comfy shoes, etc.
strolled out of santa cruz and up hill onto the cliffs - people walking dogs, jogging and lots of surfer-types hanging around. the first bay was full of surfers in training - long boards and small waves. a few bays along was a bit more interesting, there was some kind of local surf competition on, bigger waves, smaller boards, crazy dudes! i watched this for a bit, but had to tear myself away to try and walk as far as i could before i had to turn back - didn't get too far, but the weather wasn't great. watched a big pack of dogs playing on the beach in the surf - they looked deliriously happy. hoped i would be later when i met up with the others - been too long away from friends...
surfer dudes:
happy doggies playing:
back to the hotel to check out - they forgot to charge me for the laundry too - yippee! decided to wheel my case to the bus station as on the way here i'd taken a cab and it cost $7 for about a 2 minute ride and the cab driver didn't even help me put my case in the trunk (no tip for him!). thought it was going to be difficult to get my bus/train/bus tickets as i no longer had my us dollar credit card - but luckily it wasn't a problem!
back onto the local bus to san jose and then the train to emeryville - bit of a long way round as i found out i could have got a train direct to san fran from san jose, but it was ok, beautiful day and i like the travelling! off the train and onto another bus at emeryville and then off to san fran. the high point of this was the drive over the bay bridge into the city - never done that before - fab views!
i just got off this train:
on the bay bridge:
found my hotel after getting majorly lost - checked in and had a little rest - then went out for some exploring. tried to call john to meet up but it went straight to voicemail...
what the hell? why am i getting so completely lost in san francisco - i've been here before for god's sake! can't seem to get my bearings at all... eventually found my hotel again and got through to john - yeay! arranged to meet him later at an amazing bar/restaurant that i visited last time i was here - called tommy's joynt. was fantastic to see john and we just feasted and chatted and drank beer all evening - i had 4 rolling rocks and was on a roll! walked back and it turns out that john's hotel is about 4 blocks from mine!
arranged to meet in the morning to go and meet the girls and bike the bridge!
nighty night
vx
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