Damp

Well the weather forecasters were spot on -- it's been pretty wet all day in San Francisco. My flight landed a little after 10am local time and it was overcast but dry. By the time I got to my hotel (via the BART) at about 11.30am there were a few spots of rain in the air. At midday it was raining; and it's been raining ever since (with varying degrees of heaviness).

This afternoon I spent a bit of time down at the Ferry Building down by the Embarcadero. I had lunch at the Hog Island Oyster Co. and then drooled over some of the other food for sale down there.

The rain really prevented me from doing any more exploring on foot. It was also a bit frustrating that the big shopping mall near my hotel was shut because of Easter. However, there were some shops open (but not many) where I could seek dry sanctuary.

I fancied a low key evening, so I picked up a couple of Vietnamese sandwiches (Banh Mi) from the Saigon Sandwich Shop a few, very wet, blocks walk away in the Tenderloin district. I wouldn't fancy doing this walk in the dark -- lots of odd characters around.

I'll have my sandwiches in my hotel room washed down with a nice bottle of Californian Zinfandel (picked up from the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant earlier) whilst watching baseball on ESPN -- Red Sox against the Yankees. Cool.