Day 22 - San Francisco 0km

The guys traded their bikes for a sight-seeing double decker bus on Tuesday.  Then for  2 1/2 hrs they were taken to some of the more iconic areas of the city learning about the history and absorbing the sights. 

Here's Kevin and Gary at Fisherman's Wharf, one of the must see sites of the city.  They wanted to take the ferry across so walked from their hotel to the termninal - about 3 miles, only to find that the next sailing was hours away.  Fortunately, they were directed to the bus terminal nearby and hopped on the No 4 that took them right to Fisherman's Wharf.  

And just to prove they are still taking time to 'smell the roses',  here's Tug and Kevin smelling the flowers although they are not roses....

They snacked at Boudin cafe and museum (tea, coffees, and great sweets), then took a great 2.5 hour, open-top double-decker bus tour that covered a lot of ground thought most of the downtown areas.  Very enjoyable and informative.

Here's the infamous Haight- Ashbury - the epicentre of hippies in the 1960s - not so much now it would seem.

Each agreed that the Golden Gate bridge - in the sun and fog - was the most dramatic, but there were many places that one could return to explore at a more leisurely pace

"We took the No 4 bus back to hotel, again with advice from another helpful person, this time a lady who heard us talking about where to catch the bus.  She was going on our bus and explained everything we needed to know and told us about another restaurant as well.  Even in cities, we still meet great people who make our day"

And talking about restaurants, they have been taking time to search out 'healthy' food along the way.  For instance they enjoyed a great kabob downtown that they ate beside a health food store so they figured they must have absorbed extra nutrition emanating from the health food store.   The  also enjoyed some great pasta at an Italian restaurant near their hotel last night along with some local beers and wines.  Kevin and Tug even got a special wine tasting after they got chatting with a fellow at the bar who was a wine merchant from Italy there to sell the owner his Italian wine, which he then shared with them. 

So all in all they had a very enjoyable day but also agreed that for now they will continue their ride toward LA and plan their return trip for another day.
Posted by Janet