Truckin' On

We finally made it to San Francisco! What an amazing city! We had a long day of hiking up hills that seemed almost vertical and catching the trolley Full House style. We smelled our way through the fragrance section of the botanical gardens, walked the Golden Gate Bridge and down Lombard Street, ventured into the hectic markets of Chinatown, browsed City Lights, and had a drink in the same spot as Kerouac! Absolutely unforgettable. AND THE FOOD! Within the first thirty minutes of getting off the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), we were already munching on locally grown sausage egg and cheese muffins, some of the best pesto and artichoke pizza, and spicy Thai food. Later that afternoon in Chinatown, Louis bought a pork rind that could have made a football, just to have onlookers grimace as he crunched away. We left Chinatown full of Chinese food, bubble tea, and Louis's eerily accurate fortune "Something on four wheels will soon be a fun investment for you!" Lila (Ryder's sister) then took us to one of San Fran's untapped views. She kept our destination a mystery as we walked through the posh Westin St. Francis Hotel lobby and into the elevators. UP we went to the 31st floor where we were greeted with an amazing view of the city. Tired from a long day of adventure, we made our way back to cozy Oakland and indulged in some of the unique flavors of Tara's organic ice cream( Rosemary pear, sage, white pepper chocolate chip!)

Yesterday, when trying to leave the beautiful city of Oakland, Cassandre noticed a problem with the trailer. The truss of the trailer had cracked and needed to be repaired. The boys rushed off to buy a welding kit and weld the trailer truss back together so that we could leave for the Redwood Forest. Many hours later, with our trailer fixed and our belly's full we headed out of the city. Unfortunately, minutes later, the weld-fix cracked and we were back to square one. Goodbye trailer!

Now we are chooglin' up the 101 in a sea of redwoods with spirits hopeful. Tonight we will be exploring northern Cali, a place few of us have experienced.