San Francisco

My last 3 days were spent in and around San Francisco. As I have been here before I have already done most of the big tourist things like the Golden Gate, Alcatraz, etc. So this visit I headed north to Sonoma County for a day of wine tasting which was delicious although the wines are pretty expensive compared to Aussie ones. We also stopped of at Muir Woods - a Redwood forest. Redwoods are the coastal brothers of the Sequoias and while not as big in girth are taller and very fairylandish with lots of ferns and babbling streams in the understory. These trees are where the Ewok scenes from Star Wars are filmed although the Ewoks seemed to be in hiding during my visit.

Just to stick with the fairyland theme I went to a theatre production of Peter Pan which was very cleverly done. It was a round theatre with the stage in the centre and many of the lighting, sound and visual effects above and around the audience so it felt like really being in Neverland!

As on my previous jaunt in Frisco - I found it a charming city although this time there were many more homeless in the streets - I guess that's because it's warmer now so they're out and about. I had 3 days of great weather with only one evening of fog on the bay.

It is September now so fall is almost upon us and I have only a fortnight left of my trip. The bag is getting heavier and heavier which is telling me that's it's time to take it home! My fianl adventures are to be had in and around the Great Lakes so across the country I go again!