fredlet

Yes, there are tourists (though the bulk of them are at Pier 39 along with the seals.) on Fisherman's Wharf, though they are mostly across the street at the schlock shops. Get a sourdough bowl with chowder and a dungeness crab cocktail at the vendors on the bay side and eat as you walk along the pier... its heaven.

Yep, i can vouch for the 12 V coolers for the road. You can save tons by shopping at supermarkets along the way (and also load up on local goodies along the way:texas shaped chipped, REAL salsa from Austin, Shiner Bock, etc.) I'd also recommend getting one of those rechargeable battery jumpers with the 12V plug-it lets you keep running the 12V frig even when you are in the desert away from power. Most of the frig's also come with (or have available for purchase) a 110 AC adaptor for the wall socket. One more tip... never eat sushi from a truck stop.

Actually they say that the coffee press sludge is what is good for you. Go figure. Hook 'em horns, huevos! fredlet

I'm not much of a weird flavor cake person. I like moist chocolate cake and creamy chocolate frosting. Don't put strange flavors in the cake. I'll skip desert at a restaurant if they only have some chocolate thing that has 9 layers with 40 flavors. Boring? Maybe. Oh well. Another favorite of mine is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Very creamy frosting. The light sugary stuff from bakeries doesn't do it for me.