San Francisco

We arrived in San Francisco after a 15 hour flight. Mitchell (the dancing baby) was really well behaved on the plane and danced the flight away in his bassinette to the amusement of the other passengers on the plane.

We checked in to the hotel put the bike together and went for a little roll around the city. The roads here are in pretty bad condition, so I’m glad to have the MTB.

Day 2: I got up early and did a session on the rollers out by the pool before we went to have a look at the city. We caught the cable car down to Fisherman’s Warf and had a look around. From there you get a great view of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. There is also a large colony of seals lazing in the sun.

From there we walked up some massive hills to the top of Lombard street – the curviest street in the world. Then we walked over to Union Square, where I played with Mitchell in the park while Kate went shopping on 5th Avenue.

Day: 3 Slept in a little but headed out by 8am for a ride over the Golden Gate Bridge. I was told to head left after crossing the bridge for a scenic hilly loop ride. It sure was hilly and incredibly steep but the legs didn’t seem to mind. I came back to the hotel via Lombard Street -entertaining the tourist by riding up the hills.