Day 10, Leaving the city for a Yosemite adventure
Today is our last free breakfast at the Green Tortoise Hostel. I would advise anyone travelling to San Francisco to stay there, it is that great. I managed to do a quick userstest for our bachelor assignment, and got to meet some great Dutchmen all at once. They were a traveling couple at the end of a 11.000 km yourney trough the USA, still they wanted more time! For their first time in Amerika, 20 years ago, they had quit their jobs to travel for a year. One year became 3 1/2, a great way to experience a country. I would like to do that too with Shanna.
We found a free parking lot overnight, but what seemed a short walk yesterday was much harder with a twenty kilogramme suitcase today. On top of that, the cabrio only has room for one case. Luckily it has a good backseat for additional storage. The weather was hot again today, 45+ with extremes arounf 48C. Due to crowds, it took a while to get out of the city. It was not long before we entered a much dryer desert like area. The only thing here are hills and dead grass. Halfway we stopped for an ice cream, and a cold soda.
After a few hours the landscape changed drastically: within a mile we went from brown hills to green mountains. We had arrived at the borders of the Yosemity park. Our Hotel in Groveland was only eight more miles! After a scenic ride, we entered the town, founded 1856, population 50.
The 'Charlotte Inn' is an old wooden hotel, the wallpaper is green with pink roses, the furniture victorian and the carpet has a lettice leave pattern. Plants, paintings and kitchelaria (is that a word?) fill every empty space. There are only two person rooms, with a one meter high -very fluffy- bed, and a handmade braided quilt. The bathtub has claws and gold taps. It all looks very cozy and classic, just wat you would expect.
We checked in, had dinner and went to Yosemity National Park, 24 miles away. As we entered the park, the sun was setting. It turned the already magnificent landscape into a work of art. I thought the Muir Vista near SF was unbeatable, but this is even better. Even though the pictures are great, you have to see it for yourself to fully experience it. It was stunning.
We found a free parking lot overnight, but what seemed a short walk yesterday was much harder with a twenty kilogramme suitcase today. On top of that, the cabrio only has room for one case. Luckily it has a good backseat for additional storage. The weather was hot again today, 45+ with extremes arounf 48C. Due to crowds, it took a while to get out of the city. It was not long before we entered a much dryer desert like area. The only thing here are hills and dead grass. Halfway we stopped for an ice cream, and a cold soda.
After a few hours the landscape changed drastically: within a mile we went from brown hills to green mountains. We had arrived at the borders of the Yosemity park. Our Hotel in Groveland was only eight more miles! After a scenic ride, we entered the town, founded 1856, population 50.
The 'Charlotte Inn' is an old wooden hotel, the wallpaper is green with pink roses, the furniture victorian and the carpet has a lettice leave pattern. Plants, paintings and kitchelaria (is that a word?) fill every empty space. There are only two person rooms, with a one meter high -very fluffy- bed, and a handmade braided quilt. The bathtub has claws and gold taps. It all looks very cozy and classic, just wat you would expect.
We checked in, had dinner and went to Yosemity National Park, 24 miles away. As we entered the park, the sun was setting. It turned the already magnificent landscape into a work of art. I thought the Muir Vista near SF was unbeatable, but this is even better. Even though the pictures are great, you have to see it for yourself to fully experience it. It was stunning.
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