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Thursday 14th April 2011

Because of our Big Sur diversion, night was falling as we dropped off the freeway into San Francisco, city of hippies and hobos. There seemed to be considerably more of the latter around in the 3 days we stayed, perhaps they all used to be the former.

As usual we did plenty of walking. On our first full day, George was pulled by her extra-sensory shopping powers to the vintage stores of Haight-Ashbury. Having travelled up and down the length of that colourful neighbourhood, and gulped down yet another Vanilla milkshake for sustinence, I sought out the Cartoon Museum in the area south of Market Street - "SoMa", naturally. George left me to my own devices, presumably to visit more shops.

The following day, we once again trekked over the city's hills, through Chinatown and Little Italy, to tourist friendly Fisherman's Wharf, where, after gawping at the diminishing population of sealions at Pier 39 (some say they are leaving because a big quake is imminent) we hired bicycles and pedalled off towards the Golden Gate Bridge. I am happy to report that in the 7 or so miles we covered, over the Bridge and back again, George managed not to fall off. She did however give voice to her suspicions that she had been given a "special" bike as it seemed extra hard to pedal.

We located a small bar near the hostel - dark and showing sports on the box, as we drank on the bar stools and nonchalantly flung down dollar bills as tips, we smugly felt we were living the true barfly experience. George even accused me of ogling the barmaid. I wasn't (although she was very pretty). Any jealousy issues didn't stop George recommending that we visit the bar again the following night, with Andrea and Mitch, who we met for a slap up Japanese meal. As a result, the following morning, a gnawing hangover attempted to distract me from steering the car over the Bay Bridge and out of the city towards Yosemite.

Cycling the Bridge

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We have been hoping for some riposte from GG to counter the incessant digs and jibes we find on Blogof..Surely eccentricities,strange habits and personal shortcomings/weaknesses are being revealed. Or has she been browbeaten into submission by the incessant sniping?
Nothing on George_78 since Argentina.
we think we have a right to know..

1: Christopher (UK) - 19:25:35 on Thursday 14th April 2011 (permalink)

What a fantastic site, I have bookmarked it for future reading

2: Jason Stuart (UK) - 23:32:42 on Friday 15th April 2011 (permalink)
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I'm glad you have noticed! Rob calls it gentle teasing, I call it chronic cyber bullying...Everytime I think of a suitable reply to his outlandish and obviously false ( um, well some...) remarks, another comes along and I can't keep up! But I get back at him by special ways- singing along to all his favourite songs in the car, going the wrong way down the road while driving, brousing in EVERY vintage shop we come a cross (the MILE long shopping centre in Vegas was a favourite..) I have my ways, I have my ways...

3: Gg - 15:22:48 on Saturday 16th April 2011 (permalink)

Good Stuff, GG. Keep the suggestions coming....

4: Christopher (UK) - 09:43:35 on Sunday 17th April 2011 (permalink)

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