Day 19: Los Angeles, CA to San Francisco, CA

Packing up is getting harder to do every time we leave a hotel, given all the stuff we keep buying. Plus packing the same bag becomes less and less space-efficient as neatly folded clothes become stuffed bundles in any available space. On the plus side we are becoming more efficient at getting things packed into the Lotus, and my years of playing Tetris down the student union are really paying off.

Heading out of LA:

From 2007 USA Elises

From 2007 USA Elises

One of the most popular suggestions I received when planning the trip was the Pacific Coastal Highway (PCH) drive, and after dabbling a little on that road near LA we agreed we simply had to drive it. The PCH drive up to San Francisco is in reality much longer than taking one of the major roads. After a couple of hours we realised that we simply weren't going to honour our 6pm appointment meeting a few EliseTalk people in Santa Clara. Begrudgingly we cut back across to the 101, and the apparently best portion of the PCH will have to wait until another time.

In the meantime the gallery has some shots of scenery we saw along the way.

We were ultimately glad we missed the central bit of the PCH as we got to Santa Clara on time. We were in fact the first ones there, and after a little trouble finding the place saw some other Elises patrolling the area.

The fellow Elise owners we met with in Santa Clara were a terrific group. Thanks to Rahul for setting up the meet, and apologies to people for talking cricket, curry and geeky stuff at dinner!

From 2007 USA Elises

After dinner we said goodbye and headed on into San Francisco. I love urban driving, especially in a new and exciting city, and was having a ball zooming around the San Francisco streets reliving Playstation driving games. However I selfishly forgot Jared's opposite feeling doing this, and to his relief we soon found Union Square and parked the cars up for a couple of days.