San Francisco at Last!

We pulled in about 7:00 PM Pacific Time to San Francisco. The home of such things as Alcatraz, the Grateful Dead and most importantly the setting of the hit Robert Redford film “Sneakers” (which was completely robbed of an Oscar by the way). When we arrived we unloaded Brian’s stuff and sat down for a night of relaxation: homemade pizza and wine; followed by a walk down to the San Francisco Giants stadium and McCovey cove. It was exactly what the doctor ordered after the long week. Well that and a couple of swigs of Goslings Black Rum out of our swanky new shot glasses, courtesy of the state of Oklahoma.

This morning was a fabulous breakfast – homemade biscuits (courtesy of Candace), jams and fresh fruits. My body is not sure how to react to the change. For the past week we have been having shitty hotel breakfasts, even worse coffee and the prospect of having to be in the car for 14 hours. Not today though. Today, it was awesome food, great coffee and the joy of knowing that we have arrived and that the rest of the weekend would soon be spent with Ben and Noreen exploring one of the more fascinating cities in the country.

I am not sure what today’s adventures will bring but it will be fun to spend some time in a city for more than just five hours of sleeping. Part of me is a little sad that we will not be partnering up with Hoots and the Maine Train again. The Maine Train has been our home for the last week and at times through the desert, when there was no cell phone coverage for days, Hoots was the only other person that would talk to us. Well, except for the bat-shit crazies that we met along the way That being said to be honest, I am sure as hell glad to not be getting into the car for 15 hours again.. Living your life at 83.2 MPH for days on end (with the occasional burst into the 90s) is enough to a) make you want to choke yourself with the Flying Monkey and b) get a speeding ticket.

Here’s to San Francisco.

Here are the stats from yesterday:

Miles Traveled: 351.7
Overall Speed: 34.6 MPH
Moving Speed: 48.9 MPH
Max Speed: 82.6
Moving Time: 7:11
Stopped Time: 2:59
Overall Time: 10:10
Wineries Passed: 1,328*

*Approximate

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