Day: 97
I found out yesterday that the last stretch of PCH to San Francisco was currently closed due to a landslide, which meant I was going to have to take the route through the hills (although they seemed like mountains) and add 7 miles to today’s ride. I was up a little earlier than normal, around six, to get a started up the hills and into SF where I had a reservation at a hostel tonight. The ride wasn’t exceptionally difficult, and had a beautiful 10 mile stretch along a bike trail on top of the San Andres fault, next to a couple of lakes. After a few hours of riding I settled in next to one of the lakes for some leftovers from last night for breakfast.
I made it to the outskirts of SF by eleven and into Fisherman’s Wharf, where my hostel was, by noon. I checked in, showered, and went down the street to get some blogging in at this blocks Starbucks. After getting caught up on everything I needed to do I feeling like I was ready to wander. I set out to see the Wharf area of SF and find a crab cake sandwich for lunch. Washed that down with a couple of beers, found out about a $10 comedy show tonight at the Cannery, and headed back to the hostel for an afternoon rest.
I took a nap and finished reading Veronika Decides to Die, then went out to try some sunset shots of the area before I went to the comedy club. I wandered around and took more pictures in the great evening light, ate a crab sandwich (which had so much mayo that it gave me a stomach ache), and went to the club’s bars for a martini before the comics started. There were seven comics, all beginners, and I was disappointed with about five of them. I am normally a huge fan of comedy clubs, but after the first hour where I knew I could be funnier than these guys, I was starting to get aggravated. Fortunately the last couple of comics were able to pull the show from the gutter, I guess I only get what I pay for and $10 is $10.
