Onward
We’ve decided to postpone the reality of “earning an income” and “settling down” as long as we can and thus are taking to the road once more; 
only this time, we are traveling with suitcases, a car and a treat-riddled dog. Sam is disappointed at the prospect of leaving ‘Treatland’ – a.k.a. Mom & Dad’s house – but he is excited about seeing California because he’s a big fan of The O.C.
What better way to spend a summer than shopping at farmer’s markets, cooking our heads off, visiting Alcatraz, Golden Gate Park and Crate & Barrel, and touring Napa? Our travel extension will only allow a few more months of life at leisure but it will be a lovely, slow summer. We’ll actually be in Berkeley, across the bay from SF, in a sublet apartment 1.3 kilometers from the Starbucks.
Oh, the markets! When we were last in foodie heaven in 2005, we went to the Ferry Building Market on the advice of a magazine article. We were not disappointed and, indeed, probably could’ve spent the entire day there. I regret not having patronized the oyster bar (!!) but you can be sure I won’t miss it a second time. Can’t wait to get there and begin this food-centric episode of our travel.
An Observation: This whole travel thing really does get under one’s skin. If we weren’t carrying on to visit the homeland of security, I’d be getting pretty antsy.
A Creepy Discovery: go to Google.com, type in an address in San Francisco (eg. Ferry Building Marketplace) and hit enter. When the map appears, click on the ‘Street View’ button. They actually have street-level, 360ยบ photos of some streets. At times, one can zoom in so far as to see furniture inside buildings.