Day 15: REST DAY in San Francisco,Ca

BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE.......
Let me say thanks for those of you who have sent e-mails, voicemails, or posted comments. That's a great encouragement to me without question. And I especially appreciate those of you who are praying for our trip. I can't thank you enough for that.
If I could describe this trip in one word, I say "blessed." We've just been flat out blessed by the grace, goodness, and mercy of our Lord. There's so many details and little things in a trip like this, and so far we've been fortunate to have so many good things fall into place.

Miles on the Road Today: 6 (Stephen and I had to ride to the bicycle shop to get our bikes tuned up....it was about 6 miles roundtrip)

Weather: Beautiful. Picture Perfect. High 70's and Sunny during the day. In the early evening, we were watched the infamous SF fog roll in. That was pretty cool...to see something that you hear tons about.

The food item that I enjoyed the most today: My bowl of clam chowder in a bread bowl. (see pic)

What I'm totally intrigued by right now: Alcatrez. Man, that place is just fascinating. The question is....if you were there, would you try and escape??

Best Pick-up line story of the day: (Thanks to Andrea Thompson)
So my friend Andrea had an interesting train ride this evening after her flight to San Fran. She was sitting next to a gentlemen who really really really wanted to give her golf lessons. He even went as far as to say that "she had a great golfer's build."
Gosh, that's hilarious. I'm laughing already. What's a good golfer's builder anyways??
Ok, so he told her that he would love to meet her to give her lessons, evening putting lessons. But here's the best line.....
during the train ride Andrea accidently dropped her phone on the floor. She picked up her phone and said outloud, "I wonder if this still works." This guy promptly exclaimed, "Do you want me to call you and we can see."
Smooth. That's all I've gotta say. That's smooth. Smooth as a baby's bottom.

What do you do on "REST DAY?"
Well, the idea is to do exactly that......rest. To do nothing whatsoever. Or as little as possible. And we got off to a pretty good start by sleeping in and having a late breakfast at IHOP. However, in hopes to partake in some of SF's finest tourist attractions, we ended up walking a little bit more than we would have liked to-----like about 4 miles or so. yeah, not cool. But it truly was a delight to experience a little San Franny culture.....we hung out in Fishman's Wharf, did the Alcatrez tour via boat (vs. by swim), and we took Lyle's Toyota HIghlander down the crookedest street in the world. Good grief.....I just can't get over how steep these streets are here.....it's crazy. What if it snowed in San Fran??? That'd be wild. Just nuts.
the rest of the way.

THE HUNGER RIDE WELCOMES......
Lyle Devries, Marcy McGovern, and Andrea Thompson from Denver,Co. I lived with Lyle back in 03' when I was out in Denver, and I met Marcy and Andrea through him. Marcy and Andrea flew in to the Bay area to be apart of the Hunger Ride today, and Lyle drove the 16+ hours from D-town. Needless to say, I'm simply ecstatic to have my friends here with me. We've shared a lot of laughs already in just a few short hours, and I'm looking forward to many more with "TEAM DENVER."
Lyle, Marcy, and Andrea will rotate riding and take turns driving with the sagwagon. It should be a stellar ride down Hwy 1.

TOMORROW'S RIDE:
San Fran to Santa Cruz: 75 miles
We'll be staying near a National Reserve and we'll all be sleeping in a 'bungalo" ....whatever that is. I guess I'll find out, and then I'll let you know.

SHOUT OUTS.....
I have thank Jan Misch, again, of the Best Western Tuscan Inn of San Francisco. Talk about VIP treatment. We experienced it here thanks to the BWTI. I can't say enough about this place.