3/22/10 Monday part 2
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It was 2:45pm when we were finally able to leave Marina. Saying goodbye to Mom and Dad is always so hard. They are getting older and even Mom had mentioned this might be the last time we see her since her health is slowly fading. We all hope this is not to happen soon.
Our path was along 101 towards Gilroy, CA. Castroville is the Artichoke Center of the World! Just off 101 was a produce stand that advertised artichokes 12/$1 and who could resist when they are $2.50 in the stores even in the Wal-Mart here. We bought 24 of those and 2 giant ones at $2 each. Can’t wait to fix them. I also found blood oranges again and grabbed a few of those.
For all those who just want proof, see photo 4363 for the gas prices.
Further on up the road is Gilroy which is the “1st name in Garlic.” We made a fast detour here to restock on supplies at the Wal-Mart Supercenter. This is the only Supercenter in this area and looks to be the last one for a while.
Just before San Jose we took 85 N to 280. Rush hour traffic is exiting San Jose. Thankfully we are going in and not out! The road becomes a 12 lane highway if that tells you anything about the area. Passing the San Andreas Lake did little for my confidence in the safety of this area.
Getting closer to San Fran. Almost into San Fran was Strawberry Hill Park. This whole area is really beautiful to be an extremely large city. Strawberry Hill Park was a nice place full of green and room to be in nature and not go outside of the city.
Farther into South San Francisco we began to see the type of landscape I had heard about - the rolling hills with rows of homes on them. While I didn’t see any trolly cars, I did get to see the electric mass transit system. The homes along the streets were great. The owners had taken the time to make each of them individual in style/color/etc. I really liked the one in photo 4388 which looked like a castle.
And now folks, we have the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow. We drove across it and stopped at the view point on the north side. It was an amazing sight. Down below is a small house out on the point, photo 4401. It took a while for me to realize that Alcatraz was on the island in front of us. Along our side of the shore was a row of buildings that looked like they were in built into the bank, not sure what they were used for. Sailboats were out in the water even with the foggy, misty weather. There was also a sign showing where Berkley is located. It is amazing to stand in one spot and view so much human made culture and landmarks. Next is to travel through the tunnel and onto our next stop.
The sun is setting and we are tired. We stopped at Healdsburg and pulled in beside a hospital to spend the night in a residential area. Good night for now and will start again in the morning.
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