So... drama of the bicycles part 2!!!! After the nightmare of chaining the bikes to bannisters which had needed help from numerous people, we went to bed and woke up in the morning fully ready to return them. But oh no. Of course it was not going to be that easy - we had lost the key for the bike lock so my bike was still attached to the bannister with Katys lock and no way of getting it down! After much searching and unpacking of bags it finally occured to us ...

Arrived into San Francisco at night to be greeted by numerous homeless people pestering us as we were lost and loaded down with the huge backpacks. Flagged down a taxi (very tricky as had no hostel address or name!) and arrived at Pacific Tradewinds. Taxi driver was crazy! Kept complaining that he was falling asleep at the wheel, wanted some drugs and told Helen to use the internet when she asked him what was good to do in San Francisco-charming! Lugged the bags ...