We saw most of the city yesterday on the open-top tour, the weather was fantastic, and we had a great day. It's good being on a tour bus, because it gets you away from the nutters, and there are bloody loads of them in the States! We were waiting for a bus connection in Union Square, which seems to be 'ground zero' for head-cases in San Francisco, desperately trying not to make eye-contact with them, but they home in on the tourists with unerring accuracy, and so it began. A deranged 'busker' started singing at us, whilst jabbing his finger in our faces at the end of every line, 'I've got sunshine, ( jab ), on a cloudy day, ( jab ), when it's cold outside ( jab ), I got the month of May ( jab ), spare a dollar for a homeless guy, sir'! We were glad when our bus turned up!
We weren't sure about SF at first, but we really like it now, not quite as much as Vancouver or Seattle, but the weather has been much better, and we're really enjoying the sunsheeinne!
We took the bus to the Haight & Ashbury area today, where the hippy counter-culture started, it's still an alternative area, with great shops and cafés, and a cool atmosphere. Tomorrow, we're going to hire bikes, and cycle across the Golden Gate Bridge. Really, we are! I know what you're thinking given Sal's 'mis-hap' in Vietnam, but there's huge barriers to stop her falling into the water here, it'll be fine!