San Francisco - Day 11

I am now in danger of being “Tortoised”. This is a phenomenon which affects people staying at The Green Tortoise hostels – I suffered it in Seattle. (Well sufferance isn’t really true as it was enjoyable.) One gets comfortable in these places and it is very easy to stay. I have, however, “broken the cycle” because I will be leaving San Francisco tomorrow.

After yesterday’s “interruptions” I decided to set up office in my dorm straightaway and not even attempt the ballroom. Having eaten and armed myself with coffee that is exactly what I did. I resolved not to come out, or play games, until I had got somewhere to stay over the holiday period!

This I managed to do, although it did take several hours to work out where I wanted to stay in order to get to see the things I want and the availability of my first choices. Knowing where I would be staying took the pressure off my troubled brain and I could relax. I intend to spend Humbug Day in Big Sur National Park, surrounded by nature and untortured by commercial exploitation – I was looking forward to it!

I arranged my car hire and having now finalised everything for my onward travel I rewarded myself with something to eat.

I selected a little Italian restaurant just off of Broadway and had a rather excellent meal served to me by a stunning looking waitress – I think that enhanced the flavour.
After my meal I collected a coffee and headed back to the hostel where I set about getting packed and re-checked it again – just in case.

The rest of the day was spent at leisure and rounded off with a nice relaxing sauna and an early-ish night as I wanted to be all refreshed and alert for my departure tomorrow.