Day 10

Note: Below is the blog post for day 10 of our trip(AKA the 17th). We're a bit behind...sorry about that.

Well, we’re almost to the half way point on this 21 day westward bound adventure. By now we have a really great rhythm with getting in and out of hotels, covering our planned, mapped out territory and moving on. I can honestly say, there have been no major glitches. We have pretty much stayed one night at each place until now. San Francisco required more time, so we’re giving it a few days. Let me tell you how yesterday unfolded…

Other than a damp rainy day, all was good. It really has been our 1^st day when rain was an issue with our plans. (We had rain/snow conditions in Estes Park, but it didn’t affect our agenda and rain when traveling to Monument Valley). Having never been to San Francisco before, we decided that a Gray Line City tour would be beneficial to help us get a good overview of the city. As in any big city, there was such an array of different nationalities present. It is very evident that tourism is the number one industry in San Francisco. Since it was raining, we made the best of it and grabbed an umbrella, shopped for sweatshirts, enjoyed the tradition of the sour dough bread bowl with clam chowder for lunch and drove around a lot, conquering Lombard Street…the ‘crookedest’ street in the world. By dinner time, we decided to visit China Town and went to one of the locals favorites, House of Nanking. After climbing a bunch of hilly streets and getting a good amount of exercise for the day, we came back and crashed.

The fog and rain made pictures for today a little more difficult. We’ll see if we can make up for it tomorrow! We are enjoying ourselves immensely…sleeping well, eating well, and sightseeing well but…the cost of everything in San Francisco is a little ‘pricey’. One more day here and I think the weather is going to be much more pleasant. No matter what, we’ll make the best of it!!

Posted by: Cheryl