Hey Everyone,
I'm at the public library in San Luis Obispo right now, making use of their free internet. "San Luis Obispo" might sound Mexican, but it's not. It's about halfway between LA and San Francisco. I bailed at the last minute on my Mexico plans; the combination of travelling on my own in Mexico + Swine Flu was just a bit more than I was comfortable with.
It's been a great few weeks so far. San Francisco is a fantastic city. We walked for miles and miles, from the Castro to the Mission to Pacific Heights. The quality and diversity of beer in these parts is pretty impressive. The Deschutes Brewery Pale Ale and views from secluded hillside pocket parks go very well together.
Rachel flew back to Vancouver after our SF and "NorCal" explorations, and I've since made my way south via the coastal highway. It's been fun meeting locals and travellers. It's taken some time for me to gain comfort travelling on my own and meeting people, but learning that's been a good experience in itself.
It has been great to be surfing again. The swell has been pretty minimal, but that matches my skill pretty well, and it's been enough to make for some sweet sweet rides.
I hope you're all well. I'm happy to know a bunch of us are still in Halifax, holding down the fort, so to speak.
Later,
Graeme
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Graeme,
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you, and I'm glad to read that you came up with a back-up plan to make up for Swine Flu's derailment of your original plans. You must be happy to be back on the 'home coast'!
We'll be sure to raise a cup of tea in your honour at tomorrow's Convocation Tea!
Tschüß!
- Ken
P.S.: Did you get to visit the Sausage Factory in Castro, as we'd discussed?
Hey Ken,
ReplyDeleteDamn! I missed the sausage factory. We actually didn't spend much time in The Castro - it was a little disappointing. I guess I had been imagining more along the lines of down-to-earth gay scene. It's more clubby and pretentious than that.
Hope the tea wasn't too teadious. Ha ha. No, just kidding, I would have liked to have been there and was thinking about you guys yesterday.
G