So the road trip has come to an end.  Yesterday was a long long day.  I spent about 10 hours on the road with very minimal stops.  It was all easy driving with 80% of it just following I5.  I only had to really do anything once we got double digit miles from San Fran.  Luckily most of it was easy to navigate as Brad was sleeping instead of navigating.

Due to making good time we did make a late lunch stop in the Napa for a quick sandwhich (love the fact you can buy fresh made to order sandwhiches in supermarkets) and a stop at one random winery.  $10 later and 5 tastes of wine and I’ve ticked another thing off the list.

It gave me a good buzz for the final drive into San Fran.  I was excited!  But before I go through my first impressions of San Fran, let’s discuss gas stations here in the USA.  For some dumb reason you only have two options of payment.  Credit card at the pump or prepaid cash.  When your trying to just fill the tank cash is no good.  So you need to use card.  But the pumps require a 5 digit zip code.  Therefore international cards aren’t accepted.  Some stations will hold your ID and card while you fill, some are cash only.  Typical nonsense.  It made life a little tough at times, but I survived.

San Fran… wow.  The bay is beautiful (well what I saw of it from I80 and the Bay Bridge).  The city is hilly and definately going to work the calves, so going to focus on my legs in the gym for a bit.  I don’t really know what I’m going to see yet, but I should have a better idea later today.  There is a whole foods around the corner from my hotel so I can enjoy good food if need be.  But here is to arriving alive in one piece after 980 miles on the wrong side of the road.

Current Location: Dotties True Blue Cafe, San Francisco
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Canadian Provinces: 2
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