We be chillin Today we slept in, seems like the first time since being away, not that I'm complaining. Little hung over and with some washing to do before the Big Sir trip we've decided to take it easy today. Funny, today we really feel like San Franciscans, doing the laundry in the communal wash room, ambling around the Castro with the hipsters. Getting coffee and chillin in our local park. There's so many young funky people around and there's a bit of a festiv...

Today we're headin out park hopping! Starting in Dolores park cafe where serendipity has seen fit to provide this evenings park style entertainment.. We just found out there's a free outdoor screening of Dr Strangelove! One of my fav films of all time! At Washington sq park. Whoop! We passed through the Castro San Frans gay capital, lined with raindow flags and assless chaps its pretty mega gay. Mostly man gay too but its cool to see same sex couple comfortable ...

Early start rushing for wine tour caught the tram that crawls along the street then becomes a speedy train underground.. only the San Fran muni! Across the golden gate in thick fog can barely see it outside as we listen to the guide. He sounds like that mad scientist dude in Indipendance day.. Apparently over here the Red Wine has to have at least 75% of a grape variety to be able to have it labled on the bottle. Otherwise it has to just say Red Wine. First sto...

Hour long walk after no change got us shooed off a street car! Made it to Fishemans Warf great views and Irish coffees by 11am.. Got a tram up the hill to Lombard Street, lots of tourists down the beautiful winding hill of green gardens. A flock of parrots swirl over head.. no really! On to washington sq and Columbus street beat cafes! Wow, Visuvious!! Kerouacs bar and city lights, best book store in the world! More beat generation awaits so to the beat museum...

Made it to Raleigh North Carolina with no delays or nuttin! Jon picks us up an it's great to see him, he drives us to Chapel Hill where he lives. We shoot on over to meet his folks and neice and nephew in their amazing giant Tudor style house. The whole neighbour hood is chock full of million dollar houses.. really nice place. It's the afternoon here, it's the evening at home.. can already feel the jet lag coming.. fortunately at Jon's stocked up on beer! I'm n...