Had a rough night of sleep with a lot of maneuvering in an uncomfortable seat. Woke up in Chico, California. This is the fourth day of our trip. Woke up and saw rice fields, almond trees, and a lot of agriculture for miles. We arrived in Davis and there was Navy ships in the harbor. They were there Dad said in storage or mothballs. We were two hours late but finally got to San Francisco. We walked to our hotel and dropped our bags off. Then took the shuttle to the subway and took the subway to San Francisco, under the harbor to where the cable cars sat. Cable car line was 1½ hours wait. Betty Tackett wanted a gift from Chinatown. So we started walking where a lot of hills were. We took a vote to ride the bus, but nobody knew what bus to catch. So Tackett being a bus driver said we should as we had been sitting for 3 days. One wire gadget man ask the police where the cable cars were Mr. Gadget Man then proceeded to have a conversation with SFP. Tackett’s theory is one wire would talk to anybody, your Dad’s theory is Mr. Gadget cannot talk at home. We walked up and down one large hill were Chinatown stood. Tackett was glad because he found Betty’s piece of heaven. He must have went into 100 places. There were a lot of people from all over the U.S. When we went to look for a place to eat, A china man came up to Tackett and couldn’t speak English. He asked Dad if that was his brother-in-law. All he knew how to say was “I”. He handed us a piece of paper with a menu were we ate. We went up a hill and to a basement. We all at Chinese. I had BBQ Pork Fried Rice. After eating we started walking to Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39. There was a lot of people there because it was Memorial Day weekend. There was live music, people selling everything on the street. We walked along the pier and saw a seal in the water. We turned the corner and there lied 100 seals on wooden rafts. Dad was able to see what he wanted to see, the Golden Gate Bridge. We saw Alcatraz on a hill in the water. Dad said no one had ever escaped from there. We were walking and dad found a three card monty game. Dad and Tackett were reminded of there day at the Derby. He was always positive he could find the pea under the bottle cap. A guy was selling pictures. Dad saw the bikes you could ride across the Golden Gate but didn’t do it. John said he shouldn’t do it because he couldn’t find his way back. He would have had to ride the bike 10 miles. There are people on every corner playing music, drawings or selling an item. On man was playing the violin so good John gave him a dollar. We walked to the cable-car line and wait was an hour long. So we stood in line and waited. There was a man playing a guitar and asking for a request. We told him it was Dad’s birthday and everybody sang happy birthday to Dad. Finally we got on the cable car. We had to stand up, it was rough and bumpy. We stopped on Knob Hill, there was a street called Lombard street. The street was shaped like a zig zag with hedges out. Cars moved slowly on the street. We got to the end of the cable car route then took BART to McArthur Station. Then we took a city bus back to the room. Finally I was able to take a shower. I was then able to change my draws and sleep in a bed with clean sheets and a good mattress. I had to sleep with Tackett again. Dad and One Wire wanted to be able to sleep together like the Avery St. days. They remembered when there Dad would rent out the rooms to Uncle Joe and George his other uncle who came in for the Derby. I forgot another thing, there was a guy on the street with bushes that scared everybody with them for money.
Posted by john at June 10, 2006 12:00 AM