Goodbye San Francisco

So we have done our SF part of the Odyssey. We're pretty much 'gay'd out', the Castro is an interesting place, all openly loving, men and women can walk around holding hands (pretty much everywhere in SF) and no-one cares! Clubs, bars and the likes we did, unfortunately its a dirty city, in that, there's litter everywhere. Too many homeless people, too the point where you had to dodge around that many when walking around the city. And dope!!! Legalised here for "medical use" yeah right! It stank everywhere, walking thru puffs of dope smoke was disgusting...... So, saw some of the America's Cup got to the Muir Redwood Forest, dined in Sausalito, did the botanical gardens AND Derek saw his first humming bird in action. I liked the city, D says he wouldn't rush back So left on Sunday morning and started out road trip along the west coast of California, seeing and smelling the sea again was great (pacific ocean) crazy road with some amazing bridges. Drove for most of the day and landed in Pismo Beach, to a really nice Motel for the night. Unfortunately on the way we got to Hearst Castle at around 5pm when they were closing up, so didn't get to go and see it but the gift shop had some amazing book on it. Maybe next time.... Left the next morning for LA but detoured into another outlet centre, Derek sniffs 'em out I tell ya....this was HUGE in Camarillo 40+ miles out of LA. Left there and with white knuckles made it into LA on their, Hwys/Fwys or whatever you want to call 5 lanes @ 70mh roadways.....The hotel I changed our original booking from is new CLEAN and really lovely, its on West Sunset Blvd only a few blocks from everything, apparently! Unpacked ready for a weeks stay, made ourselves comfortable & will head out for a bite to eat. PnD xx