Freewayin' to SF

Today the road trip towards SF was the subject of the day; a good eight hour drive lay ahead of us, with two short breaks scheduled. Afterwards we would have (Chinese) dinner together in San Francisco.

Replenishment Morning
Me and my roommates woke up 'instantly' at around 7:00 a.m. After a normal day I generally have little less motivation to get out of bed, my roommates thought the same. Probably the Jetlag told us it was 4 p.m. back home, so we were not allowed to sleep anymore.

At least it made us show up early at the first American breakfast: scrambled egg with bacon, artificial juices, DIY waffles, and american local news shouting over the breakfast hall. A warm welcome to the continent, and very helpful in the replenishment process.

Yesterday we had troubles with fitting in all suitcases in the cars, such that there was enough comfortable space to travel around. Luckily our fresh minds that morning quickly discovered an extra hidden space in the boot. Enough space for everyone was the result.

Leaving LA
LA is surrounded by hills. In my opinion very rough terrain that resembles the dry and rocky hills in Greece. The view was, at first, dominated by these hills. Soon we entered a huge valley. A sudden change in landscape, and the curly roads of the hills were replaced by a simple linear free way.

A quick stop at one of the mid-deserts compounds left us with more gasoline, water and food.

Pushing on
The journey on the linear way was quickly continued. Cruising over the freeway is convenient. Most people stay in their own lane with a constant cruising speed. Also, big cars make the road trip more comfortable, because there is more space for your legs.

Entering SF
The freeway continued seamlessly into San Francisco. We passed Silicon Valley and entered our cute hostel dowtown. The hostel is called European Hostel. Why? I don't know, but the hallways are small as well as the rooms and facilities.

The day ended with an all-member dinner. Where a Chinese pancake house declined our reservation, we were nicely redirected towards a neighborly enterprise. By coincidence this place offered Chinese food. This was a pure asian experience, not only because of the real chinese food. The menu was presented in Chine characters and we were the only non-asian customers. A nice welcome in the second higher population density of the US.

As an update, the lost suitcase found his way to San Francisco. Hopefully we can retrieve it soon at the airport. In every case, the 100 dollars are collected.

Mees