Friday
Only a couple hundred miles to our delivery at the PSI warehouse in Alameda. We were all empty and on our way by 11 AM. Drove east of Oakland to Pittsburg and found a motel 6. We were able to leave the trailer at the Antioch warehouse where we would be loading on Sunday- so we could drive the tractor right to the motel. Thankfully too because it was now over 100 degrees in the shade.
Rested and used the pool in the afternoon. Also walked to nearby shopping center for provisions and take out dinner foods.
Saturday- In SAN FRANCISCO!
We have the whole day off- so we got up early and drove the truck to the BART station only 4 miles away. An hour later we were on Powell Street in downtown San Francisco. There was already a long line to get on a cable car so, tourist map in hand, we started walking. We found our way to Chinatown- enjoyed the sights and sounds there and continued on roughly in the direction of fisherman’s wharf.
Next thing we knew we were at the base of Telegraph hill. We explored the neighborhood with its lovely terraces, stairways and views of the Bay Bridge and back towards downtown to the TransAm pyramid shaped tower. We found ourselves at a dead end and the stairway out ended at the base of the Coit tower. Glad to find an ice cream vendor and a toilet there. Walked again towards the wharf and found a tiny pocket park- just an 8x8 viewing platform accessed by a nearly hidden gate and steep set of stairs.
A couple more blocks and we were at the wharf area. We had a sit down lunch at the Fisherman’s Grotto Restaurant. Later we took the Blue and Gold sightseeing boat under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz. Finally took the trolley bus back to Union Square and the BART back to the east side.
While SF had been an almost too warm 80 degrees with a nice breeze- Pittsburg was way over 100. We retreated to our motel room- save for a cooling dip in the pool.
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