The bike had been bought and registered; time to test it now. It had been raining all of last week, and today looked sunny. A trip to San Francisco and back should be just fine. We didn’t have luggage to carry as we were to come back to base at night. We hit the road by 11 am. No rains, thankfully, but the winds were cold and killing. I made a mental note to carry a jacket on top of the riding jacket, to keep me warm and alive. We were still getting used to the instructions by the GPS, and had to make 2 stops before we could reach SFO. There wasn’t much navigation to do, it’s just straight ride on 101S. The speeds on the freeway, of the overtaking traffic, was taking some getting used to, and we monitored ours to be close to 65mph. It still scared the shit out of me.
SFO was every bit as charming as I remembered from the last time I was here 5 years ago. Like any tourist, our 1st stop was the Golden gate bridge. The calm of the Pacific is beyond words.
After spending 2 hours here, it was time for downtown and some food. The one-ways in SFO make it extremely difficult to find your way, if you are not accustomed to the place. Looking for a gas station as the bike was low on fuel, we relied on the GPS and it took us for a ride. Literally. Stopped by the 1st café we managed to see. It was a small sandwich bar, with a country feel to it. Run and managed by a single women, it was a great place to hang out. Treat for the vegetarian me, I had a Mediterranean platter with humus and pita bread. Yummie! V feasted on a ham sandwich and coke.
We spent the evening at a friend's place with beer and maps. it was a good evening, and Sridhar (V's contact from advrider.com) came over to hand us some maps and tips for the ride. it was very sweet of him to come over all the way to help us. We had a ice evening and a couple of beers while we went over the maps with Sridhar. Before we realized it was 10 pm and time to head home.
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