Bicycle Touring America
This week’s Travelsonabike2 bicycle touring on this day post comes from America on the 16th May 2012: childhood memories and an invitation out for supper.
Wednesday, May 16th 2012, in San Francisco.
I had a late start today. I didn’t wake up until ten o’clock. My lack of sleep yesterday seems to have caught up with me. But hopefully, I’m all caught up now. Once I was up, I went in search of some maps and gas for my camping stove. I could use petrol, but I preferred gas. It’s a lot cleaner. It took a lot of walking and searching, but eventually, I managed to source both items.
Once I’d sorted out my supplies, I visited Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf. I saw the sea lions, which apparently only appeared after the earthquake in 1989. Fisherman’s Wharf felt like a theme park, with loads of themed shops. I enjoyed the sea lions, though, watching them basking in the sun. I also saw that you could get a boat to Alcatraz, which I might visit tomorrow. I also went to Lombard Street, the most crooked street in the world. I remembered that street from when I was young. It used to appear in an old television series, “The Streets of San Francisco” (with Carl Malden). I also recall it being in the “Dirty Harry” films.
I Got Invited Out For Supper
I got invited out to a Thai buffet tonight. Linda, the American lady I spoke to last night, invited me to join her and her mum. The food was lovely, and the company was excellent, but the restaurant was a bit odd. They had a big pool in the middle of the place with a volcano in its centre. And every so often, they had a thunder and lightning effect go off. I think it was to mimic the volcano erupting. It didn’t really work. But as I said, the food was lovely, and the company was good. And I wouldn’t have gone there had I not been invited by Linda and Eva.
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