Some attractions are pretty 'dam' cool

Hoover Dam. You have to see it to fully appreciate it.

Viva Las Vegas

How much I lost in the casino is a sore topic so don't ask me. I do have to say that Vegas was better then I imagined. i'll be back

Santa Cruz boardwalk

not bad but why do they close at 5 pm? Also, I always thought that obese people walking around in swimsuits was a midwest phenomena. Nope. More and worst is right here. I guess that's what they mean by 'happy cows come from California' slogan

more hwy 1

San Francisco part...whatever

You want the bridge, you got the bridge. Finally got to go on hwy 1. Windy road, nice scenery and the waitresses at the restaurant we stopped at was awesome ... food was good too. Few martinis made the zig zag road back even more zig zagi. Two more days. My kids college tuition can only go so far at Calumet.

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San Francisco

ok,i'm still not sure what the appeal of this city is. The place is crowde, dirty, and full of homeless on every corner. I am not puting the city down, I am merely voicing my observations. We came to Fisherman Wharf today. I ended up parking about ten miles away in a $10 per hour spot. I am about to eat some Progresso clam chowder, disguised as home made and my Coron is not what I would consider cold. Return trip won't happen fast enough.

San Francisco

Went to China Town today. Sorry San Francisco, maybe you China Town is bigger but I prefer Chicago's and Chi town also has much better and more authentic food. Homeless people gallore. hey, if you can stand on your feet all day asking for money, you can clean bathrooms or flip burgers for a living and make legitimate income. The houses here are cute but little and very uniform unless you're dishing out couple of millions for something that would cost under 500 k in Milwaukee.
more observations tomorrow