Escape from Alcatraz!

It was back in 1999, when I went on a 10 day trip of northern California. I was based in San Francisco. It was the days before one took millions of pictures of ones holiday, so one tended to be rather economical with the film. I was travelling 'light' but I had big needs.

You see, in August 1999, I was, as one might say, between transplants, My first had pooped a few years previously, my second had already decided that it couldn't cope with my lifestyle. If you thought being rejected was bad, try having something that you need to stay alive reject you... That's painful in a rather non-emotional way. But shit happens.

So, in August I went of to see my brother who was working out there, another way to keep costs down, but I did the important thing, got a car, well rented one. It was the fist time I had an automatic... took me a few minutes to kind of work out how to 'change' the gears.. You see I learnt on a manual so give me a break, 3 peddles OK, 2 eh? where's #3?

Having arrived their via Canada, well 'over' Canada, so I saw all the big lakes, they weren't that big.. But lets not argue about that.. They looked awfully small from where I was seated!

So what was it like going around Northern California while on CAPD? Great fun. Just pop the refill bags on top of the dashboard and it would be nice and warm when needed. Had a good supply in the boot. But I was no easy rider.

To see the best photos I took with disposable camera's of several types check my Gallery here

Suffice to say, next time I pop over, I'll take more photos, but I'll have to wait till after Bush, and his Oil buddies are well and truly gone.

Places I went to: (that I can remember)
Muir Woods
Alcatraz
Monterey Aquarium (no photos sorry)