Last day

Today is our last day in California. We fly back to cold Edmonton tomorrow. We have had such nice weather here. I hope Alberta gets spring soon. I need proper weather to wear my new clothes.

After our breakfast at a place called Red Apple, we continued our drive north to San Francisco. On the way, just outside of Santa Cruz proper, we stopped at a mall to do what? You guessed it, SHOP. More Victoria's Secret, a necklace and cute summer dress.

OK, I think I've shopped enough. Let's go. We continued our drive towards San Francisco, all the while stopping along the way at various beaches and points of interest. At one beach there were a bunch of sail boarders, and we stopped to watch for awhile. The next stop was a place called Half Moon Bay. What a place to call home.

We're getting close to San Francisco now, so we are diligently watching road signs to take the correct exit. There were no signs that directed us to the airport so we ended up lost somewhere, and the gas tank was almost on empty. Talk about a stressful situation ... so many roads, so much honking. What do I do? Where do I go? First thing's first...we need to find a gas station. People were very helpful and directed us to a Shell. I never thought to ask if they have air miles (smile).

Now, to find the airport. I asked the attendant at the gas station to direct us in the right direction. We were far away from the airport, but it was easy to get there, or at least I thought it was. We got on the right freeway, but the signs weren't clear to me, so we ended up in South San Francisco. I was getting a little frustrated by that point. We stopped and asked for directions again. We finally got to the car rental return area of the airport. We checked in the car and an attendant asked us if we would like a ride to a hotel. Oh, yes please! It wasn't part of their regular service, but they offered to take us anyway. The hotel was nicer than the one in Monterey and it was a lot cheaper and had better service. I guess that's what you get in a tourist town like Monterey.

We're almost home, but there was a glitch when we went through Security. I forgot to put a bottle of chocolate/red wine in my checked luggage and I had to throw it out before I went through the pearly gates AKA Security.