Part 5 of 9
Tuesday October 16. Noon. Cold. Raining. I made it tho! I was at the Golden Gate Bridge! It was so nice to be there. I pulled over at the scenic overlook park on the North side, took some pictures which didn't turn out good cause it was so cloudy. I rode around the area towards the army base, then came back down. The weather cleared a little. I got these pics...
To me this was a great accomplishment, to have gone this far from home on a bike, almost 4000 miles so far. I loved it! I sent everybody I knew a cell phone pic of my bike by the bridge saying "I made it!". I had originally thought I would do some sightseeing in San Fran, but it was like 1pm and I knew traffic would start to suck soon.. and I just felt like riding some more. Plus I really wanted to avoid all the big cities on this trip (except Vegas). Heading South over the bridge the weather cleared, so I kept going. I decided to stop by the Lucky Chances casino, but couldn't find a hotel near by.. so I kept heading south to San Jose and the Bay 101 casino, found a hotel nearby, played more poker that night. The next morning I made my way back to the coast and then down to Monterrey. I love fish tanks (I have 2 big aquariums in my house, one salt one fresh) so a trip to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium was in order.
My camera ran out of batteries so I didn't get more pics. Time to stock up on lithiums. After a nice visit there I stayed on the Pacific Coast Highway, heading South. Wow, what a wonderful place to ride a motorcycle!
That evening I pulled over to the side of the road, watching my first Pacific Ocean sunset.
That night I stayed at the lodge at
Ragged Point on the coast, a beautiful little resort with its own private beach. It was perfect! The next morning I hiked down the very steep cliff to the ocean for sunrise, had the beach to myself. I knew that in exactly 2 weeks it would be November 1 and I would be back at work. But I knew I'd be ready. This trip would be long enough. The psychic batteries that were charged that morning on the beach will carry me for months and years to come.
After a lazy morning I finally got on the road around noon. More beauty along Hwy 1 heading down the coast. Oh and lots of seals too. Way cool!
A little further South I see the famous Hearst Castle. Xanadu! I had to stop by and visit it.
to be continued...