Alright so we started
out the day all keen with the thoguhts of riding across the
Goldengate Bridge. It's one of those must do things you see while
researching for a holiday. After much walking down to the Fishermens
wharf (one section of it) we managed to track down this bike hire
place we had a pamphlet for. It was slightly more costly then all the
other places but fortunately for us we struck really lucky! The guy
that was manning the store was a phd research student that stayed in
Darwin for a bit and was really hoping for some aussies to stop by
because he was tired of the standard americans who had no humour. For
stopping by we had a major discount haha. ThouHght that was a great
thing! :P However the problem though now was when we started riding,
I realised that I havent been on a bike in well... years!!! They do
say that you never forget how to ride a bike... which is true.. but I
dont think riding 30km's after so long was a good idea. Especially up
and down those crazy hills. My legs are STILL hurting... I think they
will still hurt for the next few days. Great views though of the
city. Really worth seeing the bridge up close.
So at the Fisherman's
wharf, I found my favourtest store. It's called ISS or spelt out
International Spy Store. It has an amazing range of security devices,
tools and other items that could help you with spying activities. We
came in early before the bike ride but we didnt have enough time to
stay and do much. However one thing did catch my eye - lock picking
class! So after talking to the people in the store I really wanted to
learn – which is just what I did. I came back at 5pm and stayed
till closing time at 7pm learning and well picking all the locks they
had. 5 door locks and 3 pad locks... also something I will deny ever
having been taught... if you want to know what then ask me privately
elsewhere. But it was great fun... I never realised how locks worked
and its really all quite complex – logical but complex. I ended up
picking their number 4 door lock with 4 tumblers and a pattern to
them in a rather quick time. Spent the most time figuring out lock
number 5 which had 5 tumblers and some really tough and complex
pattern to which one to get first. Most people give up after the
third lock apparently. Lock number 4 and 5 are just too complex for
people with their tumbler patterns. Apparently though after much
fiddling and getting all 5 tumblers up we found that it was broken
and would not turn which was a shame since im one of only a few who's
managed to pick it. It's rather surprisingly fun. Going to try
practice this more I think.
So finishing up at 7pm
had some side effects – it was freezing outside (like 9 degrees
Celcius) and not to mention that it was all dark outside. So getting
home involved... well walking – which was not something I was
looking forward to after that long bike ride. But there was no way to
avoid it. Out with the map and checking locations then off I went
freezing myself to death. By chance I found myself walking up Hyde
st, where the cable cars go. Good that it had an excellent view, not
so good that it's probably one of the steepest streets in San
Francisco. And it was telling. My legs ached so bad, was NOT a smart
idea at all. I persevered though, and as I reached the top I was
rewarded with a brilliant night view as well as finding the
crookedest street. Took some nice photos there.
Tonight we kept it easy
to recover from our escapades. Had cheese steaks for dinner – which
we thought was actual steaks with cheese sauce. In actual fact it's
more like ground meat in cheese sauce all in a bun. Great food but
damn its cheesy. Night activity involved going home to watch tv. And
well if you have never watched WWF and wrestlemania and all that
stuff... please do... it is the most hilarious thing ever!
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