Friday, October 9, 2015
Packed for Yosemite. Rode Muni to Church Street Station, then rode Muni bus 22 which somehow knocked something off the power lines and the bus stopped. The driver ordered everyone off. I walked to 18th Street and rode another bus to Mission Street then walked to Shotwell House. Danny served me the bun bo xao I missed from last night. Phil began our drive to Yosemite. On the way, many trees we saw were brown—a sign of the severe drought. In Jamestown we visited an antique shop, ate bahn mi that Danny had prepared, met with Quyen and Dave, and stopped for a meal and drinks at CC Taqueria. We continued driving, paid the $30 entrance fee to the park, stopped at Tunnel View, then arrived at our rental Storybook Cedar Chalet. The area was startlingly absent of wildlife. Dinner in: wonton soup. We played a Monopoly card game and watched a movie that Quyen had brought on his laptop. Late at night we enjoyed watching for shooting stars in the hot tub.