We jagged a table at Denny's just before the Fathers Day rush. Excellent service and very tasty meals.
Our next stop was the Vacaville Premium Oulets where we went our separate ways for a few hours. Nikki found some great bargains, and we all enjoyed the stroll through the outdoor shopping mall in brilliant sunshine. Again we were lucky with our timing, as by late morning the car parks were full and the lines at the cash registers long. As it is a long weekend there are plenty of people out and about.
It was only just over an hour into San Francisco via the impressive Bay Bridge. We stopped first at our hotel, Pier 2620 down by Fisherman's Wharf, and the girls re packed their gear and left most with us.
We caught a taxi to their hostel, the HI San Francisco, on Mason Street, close to Union Square. The girls were impressed with their four berth room, which was already occupied by an Aussie and a Kiwi!
Out into the San Franciscan afternoon we went, looking for a bar, and happened upon Bartlett Hall, a gastropub on O'Farrell Street. Excellent service, great beers and the tastiest buffalo wings I've ever had!
We left the girls to explore SF, and we headed back to the hotel across Nob Hill.
We stopped on the way back to sample some IPAs at Rogue, and then changed into warmer clothes and headed out for dinner. The temperature dropped markedly as the sun set - the coolest we've been this trip.
We wandered around Fishermans Wharf, which was crowded. Families filled the restaurants, and a cool atmosphere was missing, sadly. The market was a happening place, though, with people queuing on the sidewalk for chowder.
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