San Francisco update

This is hardly an update on San Fransisco as I leave tomorrow morning. I have to get a bus, train combination and I spend Monday travelling all the way through to tuesday morning when I should be very near the Grand Canyon. I also have to cross a state line from California to Arizona and then in either 2 or 3 days time from that I have to make my way beck to LA to catch my flight to Vancouver. All very confusing and energetic.

One or 2 things I forgot to say:
Fiji - my back fell out of position and I had to get a massage as they were too scared to give me a sedative drink that I had heard about as it may have been too strong for my stomach - instead I got the back of my legs rubbed (massaged) - strange you may say, but it worked and lasted for a few days I couldn't believe it. Thankfully as well as I was hardly able to even put on shoes never mind sling my pack on my back.
LA I went to the Chiaropractor who put my back in place for me - a lot more painfully than my chiaropractor back home. It has not lasted long as I can feel it beginning to move back out again but hopefully it will last till I get home or I will have to find another chiaro. in Vancouver.
Also when I was in Fiji I lost a screw from my glasses and could not find it in the sand or decking (funnily enough) so now I am very glad that I brought a spare pair with me even if they are not the correct strength they are not far off.

So back to San Fran.
When I first arrived here I thought we were taken over the Golden Gate bridge - I was mistaken instead we were taken over the Golden Bay bridge ( a one way traffic bridge but very nice). The next day I walked around San Francisco and ended up at the Golden Gate Bridge in the afternoon. I crossed it and back but not before the rain set in. I got soaked right through - whatever waterproof-ness that was left in my jacket has gone. I got saoked right through to my knickers and bra - not a nice feeling I can tell you especially when I decided to get the bus back to the hostel. What was even worse was that I could not dry my shoes before the next day's trip to Alcatraz that I had booked. I had to dry my clothes in the drier (I only have one pair of trousers) but my shoes I could not so putting on wet shoes the next day was not very nice at all.
The Golden Gate bridge looks great and when you try to put your hand around one of the wires suppoting the swooping bars and can't but you can feel the vibration through it you realise exactly what power that bridge holds. Very Impressive!
Alcatraz, if you didn't know it was once a military base and prison before it became a state prison and then held many important names including: the 'bird man', Al 'Scarface' Capone and many others. The trip was excellent. Instead of being taken about by a tour guide who sometimes gets asked stupid questions by sight-seers you are given a headset with an informative story of Alcatraz including many tales from people who were inside at the time of it's operation. It was a very good day and I got to ride on a tram in the morning as I was running late from trying to dry my clothes.
I managed to see a show before it hits Broadway later called 'A Moon for the Misbegotten' Only 5 actors are onset but what an impact. The mind of the writer was an exquisite one to be able to come up with such a story and put that idea on paper with the look of little effort. The director and actors really did well I left the theatre in shock, I suppose you could call that. An amazing showpiece! Also I have been to see the new Star Wars film and the last unless some idiot makes a 7th! It was really good. Very entertaining as well when the audience clap and the goodies beating the baddies and laugh out loud at the funnies - that was normally left to me in cinemas. Although I do hate when some parents bring their children with them to the 'epic' editions especially as they sit and cry through the loud misic parts - it really spoils some of it. I didn't expect to be able to see the film as I had not booked anything but I arrived and bought the ticket at 7.55pm and saw the 7.45pm showing what perfect timing and none of the sitting outside the cinema looking like a loon for 4 hours with tickets. :-)
I will be sorry to leave San Francisco as it has many attraction and street attractions at that to amuze everyone but it does not in any way stop me wanting to leave America. I cannot stand the superciliousness of people here. Mary my pride in you has increased ten fold because I have no idea how you lived with Americans, and rich ones, for 4 months - 2 weeks are killing me!