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| Where am I headed? |
OK, so it's been a little while, in fact exactly a year and four days since I flew out, but let's find out where I was again. Admittedly, this post will have little to do with food but I'd like to share this day with you because it will forever stick in my memory as one of my favourite moments. Anyway, that's where I was: Reno, Nevada. (See previous post "The Great Salt Lake and a Chinese Buffet")
Unfortunately, as much as I wanted to get back on the road as quickly as possible, (let's just say Reno wasn't my favourite city so far) there were a few complications with transport which set me back a couple of hours. Frustrating but seemingly unavoidable. So, after trying four different garages, everything got fixed and I was on the move once more, still heading west. But what was coming next was worth the wait...
A moment had come that I had been looking forward to since leaving Montana: crossing the Nevada/California border! The change in scenery was immediate and absolutely amazing. A stop was made at a place called Emigrant Gap to take it in before driving another couple of hours to Roseville, Sacramento which, confusingly, is the capital city of California.
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| Emigrant Gap. |
The following day I got up really excited. I knew what was coming! Back on the road again, I began to notice acres and acres of California's world-renown orchards, orangeries and vineyards as I began to get closer to my destination. (It was a shame I didn't get to spend more time investigating.) If you guessed from the picture that I am headed for the Golden Gate Bridge, you guessed right! What an absolutely amazing day! Due to air of different temperatures meeting, "advection fog" is a very common occurrence in the San Franscisco Bay area, however, it wasn't when I was there which just made it even more incredible. What a spectacle!
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| Nearly there! |
Another slight nuisance was that I didn't have more time to spend in San Franscisco as there are some fantastic restaurants there but with a tight schedule unfortunately they will have to wait for another time. I'm pretty sure I'll be back. So, this time, I just admired the way the packed trams climbed up and down the steep, hilly streets of the city, picked Alcatraz up in one hand and sat and watched the Pacific Ocean roll over the Californian shoreline for the very first time.
Seasoned with Wonderstruckness,
Jacob
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| Actually on the bridge... |
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| Ta da! |
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| Downtown San Francisco |
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| The Pacific Ocean |
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| Reduced to silence... |
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| Holding the world famous Alcatraz island |
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| Welcome to the city! |
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| One of San Francisco's trams |
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| A picturesque, Californian Sunset |
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| ...to some proper home cooking |
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| Oh boy, am I looking forward.... |
"To glorify my Savior, Jesus Christ, the Creator
of the universe and spread further abroad His glorious gospel." - Yours Truly
