{"id":498,"date":"2022-02-11T04:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T02:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usawj.co.za\/?p=498"},"modified":"2022-02-11T04:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T02:36:33","slug":"santa-cruz-to-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorcpt.co.za\/?p=498","title":{"rendered":"Santa Cruz to San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We woke up to another beautiful sunny day! We met one of Shout it Now’s board members for coffee in Santa Cruz. It was lovely to meet Bill and chat with him. William hasn\u2019t seen him for a while as he hasn\u2019t been to SA since before Covid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We then drove around Santa Cruz \u2013 a lovely seaside town, probably about the size of Hermanus. We stopped to look at a rock which is known as a natural bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back onto the A1 along the coast, we went, seeing some beautiful scenery.\u00a0 We stopped at a lighthouse and there, in the US, we had a long drop! It\u2019s a long time since we used a long drop, but the smell hasn\u2019t changed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We stopped at a few other spots along the way before arriving in San Francisco. My word \u2013 the houses are close together here!  It makes Bo Kaap look spacious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We decided to drive to our hotel and drop off our luggage – we are now up to 3 large suitcases and our backpacks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we are navigating our way with the help of Google, which appeared to be on a bit of a go-slow.\u00a0 Anyhow, we were following the directions when Google told us to take the next left, which William did. Oops, the lane we were in said Taxi only, so he quickly switched lanes. Oops, this one said busses only and the next one said trams only. Then we realized we were the only car in the road!!!! William quickly took the first exit off that road!\u00a0 The moral of the story is\u2026..you can\u2019t always rely on Google!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We dropped our luggage and headed for the airport.\u00a0 We are happy to rely on public transport here! (I think it\u2019s a safer option!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This evening we caught a tram down to Pier 39 and Fisherman\u2019s Wharf. Unfortunately, most places were closed, but there was a Lefties shop \u2013 everything left-handed! \u00a0I was in my element! Coffee mugs with pics on the \u201cright side\u201d for us Lefties. Scissors, peelers, can openers, pocket knives! You name it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We headed back on the tram and got some supper. The tram is so quaint – it rings its bell before stopping and going, and when it turns a corner. Each team has a name that depicts where they came from. Tonight we were in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.\u00a0 I will take a pic tomorrow to show you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our hotel, Hotel Abri, is lovely.  One of the nicest hotels we have stayed in while here in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow we start our last full day in the US as we fly out on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another interesting fact about the traffic laws here. In most states, if you are turning right at a traffic light (remember you are driving on the right-hand side of the road), you treat a red light as a yield. If you don\u2019t do this,\u00a0 you get hooted at! It just feels so wrong!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We woke up to another beautiful sunny day! We met one of Shout it Now’s board members for coffee in Santa Cruz. It was lovely to meet Bill and chat with him. William hasn\u2019t seen him for a while as he hasn\u2019t been to SA since before Covid. We then drove around Santa Cruz \u2013<\/p>\n

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