Homeward Bound

Well that's it -- holiday over!

I'm sat in the BA lounge at San Francisco Airport waiting for my flight home. I'm just supping a Sierra Nevada pale ale and I'm contemplating switching over to some wine.

Outside it is gloriously sunny -- shame I'm sat here really. This morning was a little bit iffy, classic Bay Area weather: Cloudy, then rain, then sun etc. etc.

I had a monster breakfast at Dottie's True Blue Cafe (there was a queue outside when I got there at 7.25am -- it opens at 7.30am). I then walked up and down a few hills, down to the Embarcadero, round to the tourist tack of Fisherman's Wharf and then back up and down a few hills to my hotel. My breakfast had been well and truly walked off.

I checked out of the hotel and then got some lunch down at the Ferry Building. I went to a place called Mijita and had a fish taco and some chips and salsa -- Cal-Mex instead of Tex-Mex).

I had a little bit of time to kill so ventured in to a few shops (which were all open today). I came across The North Face store which had so much stuff I wanted to buy. Their flagship store in Berkley is supposed to be even better.

It was now time to catch the train to the airport.

The BART was so convenient -- the station at Powell Street was right next to my hotel and I got deposited right at the international terminal. I dropped my bag, picked up my boarding pass and headed outside for a few precious minutes of sunshine!

I cleared security (taking advantage of the 'priority lane') and then had a quick look in Duty Free (not a big selection).

So time for the lounge.

It's starting to get a bit too warm here as the sun streams through the big windows. Time for a glass of water (and maybe some wine).