La Quinta Inn And Suites Hayward Okland-Airport

... hill and vale through the outskirts of San Fran’s projects, past little Korea to Haight and Market. Rach was running late so we decided to meet mid-way on Market. This is a weird street that runs diagonally all the way from downtown and the CBD to the freeway 101, through many diverse and dodgy neighbourhoods. We eventually met up at chess tables and were accosted by a dude asking us whether we played chess.

Dude “Do you play chess?” ...

... Vom Golden Gate Park (viel Grün und groß!) am Rande San Franciscos fuhren wir dann mittags zur Golden Gate Bridge (Buslinie 28 war d** Bring**!). Hi** v**brachten wir einige Zeit auf und vor d** Brücke (siehe Bild**). Anschließend ging es den ganzen Weg am schönen Sandstrand von San Francisco in Richtung Downtown zurück zu uns**em Hotel (waren da dann schon ca.6std unt**wegs). Nach kurz ...

... It is amazing how many people actually do the ride across the bridge... the company we hired from had 5 stores within a mile of each other! The beauty of California is that wearing a helmet is not compulsory, so when we got too hot we were able to ride with the wind in our hair! And we avoided helmet hair as much as we could! The scale of the Golden Gate Bridge is enormous from any vantage point, but riding across it gives a unique perspective of its ...

... brain usage) after it had to be passed down the conveyor belt on the upper level by hand. Otherwise was all fine and dandy. Straight away we got in to the sight seeing. Brady has spent a fair amount of time working in the entertainment industry, and with a few big names, so we headed off for a brief moment of celebrity spotting right off the bat. Sorry kids you'll find no photos though... it was good for a quick lark, but I like to repect people's privacy on the most part. We had ...

... and said save the cheers as we still have to get to Chicago. After about an hour and forty five we land in Chicago and everyone scrambles out to try and get to a connection for the next leg. I thought that I was home and hosed but never count your chickens before they hatch as you are going to regret it. Racing across the terminals to get to my departure gate I find that my flight is now delayed. Fine I was expecting weather to take effect on this flight but I was not expecting the ...

... to fall over. It was San Francisco North Beach boot camp hell. I pretty much just clung to my Fiji water and map until I made it all the way back up the hill. When the guy I met this morning suggested it as a destination for my neighborhood immersion quest, he should have told me to wear my work out gear. It was not pretty, my friends. I finally found Lombard and Hyde to see the crookedest street, so I jumped on the cable car and ...

We were flying from opposite sides of the world; almost unbelievably our flights landed within 20 minutes of each other - both considerably ahead of schedule. Brian would like it to be known that he experienced no passport issues on this trip! He started the journey with one, and it was the current one. He traveled Air New Zealand and enjoyed good food, complimentary wine and a movie on his personal entertainment system. Jenny endured ...

... went to a restaurant called Spinnaker. What a lovely restaurant. It actually is built out over the water, and wherever you sit in the dining room, you have a magnificent view. I found myself going into a daze just staring out the window at the fabulous view. This meal proved to be decadent. I had a sea bass dish that was out of this world. Albert's seafood pasta rustica was just as amazing. Rick had clam chowder-perhaps the best I've ever tasted-and Mom had a ...

... her leftover food wrapped to go at restaurants and gives it to a homeless person. I'd seen someone else do this earlier in the week. The problem is, with my appetite, leftovers are rare! So instead I got an extra portion. Another suggestion of Wendy's was to buy Street Sheet (equivalent of The Big Issue). It happened to be the 20th anniversary of the publishers - The Coalition on Homelessness. Reading the editorial gave me a better overview of the reasons ...

... etc. Exploited because of very deep recession. Job lasted till Jan 77. Got temp job with Shaklee in Emeryville. Unexpected VA benefit. Got II Instrument Instructor Rating, Commercial Helicopter License. Hired by Landek Aviation, Livermore as taxi pilot, instructor. Leave to go to Yonkers. Took permanent job with Shaklee on return. Quit Shaklee to join Peace Corps Aug 1978.