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The bus trip went smoothly and I did manage to close my eyes for a short time. We had a 15 minute stop at 2:30am and then continued straight on to San Francisco. We arrived to San Francisco Bay just as the sun was coming up and wow what a beautiful site. The bus dropped us off in downtown and from there I made my way to the waterfront to have my breakfast! I found a nice bench parked up and actually fell asleep for an hour - waking up I panicked a little as I guess anyone could have taken my things while I was sleeping. I continued on along the broad walk taking in the beautiful sites and the amazing sunshine - it is a truly beautiful city and there is a nice slow pace to things here - very livable. I am unfortunately very tired and lugging around the two backpacks is even more draining. I end up stumbling across a Farmers Market and was able to try some of the local produce from oranges to nuts and olives - it was quite interesting and I managed to buy a pound of kiwi fruit for $1. Everything else seemed quite expensive however there loads of people queuing up to buy things. I sat, had lunch and waited for Ell to finish work at 3:15! I met Ell and wow it was so nice to see her again - she seems so happy and she has a wonderful life here with really good friends. We chatted and chatted, then decided to go to the park and make the most of this beautiful weather. We went to the park chucked down a rug and along with another 1000 odd people enjoyed the beautiful sunshine. So many different kinds of people, with their pets, drinking, laughing and enjoying life - why arnt they working? I don't know but I believe they are truly living! At about 7:30pm the sun was still out and we walked to a bar/resteraunt and met some of Ellorys friends for dinner and drinks. What a great bunch- Greg a but of a redneck American and Elfrenzo from Colombia, Meghan from Canada and 3 other girls. I ordered up chicken skewers in mint purée and satay sauce with cucumber salad and wow good value for $8! I stayed away from the alcohol as I was already incredibly tired and one drink I am sure would put me to sleep! I found out a lot about The States and Colombia, met cool people and ate good food so all in all great night!
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