and both had burritos.
After some final packing we set off for our last few hours in America.
I am still amazed by the public transport in San Francisco.
The trolley buses are fantastic
and have some amazing overhead wiring.
We took the cable car down California and waited for a tram to Fishermans Walk.
These two passed us whilst we were waiting.
We caught this one.
As you can see it only ran to pier 39. Turning early involves the driver changing the points.
We then walked to our favourite cable car line, Powell and Hyde.
This fire engine passed us making a lot of noise.
We were fortunate enough to ride on the front offside corner again so a really good trip on our last day.
We walked down Market Street, sneaking into the poshest hotel in the area to use the loo and then caught the California cable car to the cable car museum. We enjoyed our time here but spent loads too much :-).
There are only four ropes which drive the whole system, the longest being about 4 miles long. All are driven from here.
After our last ride, back to our hotel, we had an hour for lunch. We had spotted Mels diner yesterday so gave it a try.
It turned out to be as good as any meal we have had.
I had three sliders, a beef one, a sausage with goats cheese one and a pulled pork one.
Also American fries and onion rings.
Alison had a chuck steak.
We think we have put on about a pound a day, but have had the whole experience we wanted.
The diet starts tomorrow.
Time for a few quick pictures
And then to the airport where we now sit.
We tried to by Duty Free but our Halifax card, our funding source for this trip, was not accepted so no Xtra help and no duty free :-(.
Boarding in 30 minutes.
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