Virgin America to San Francisco

All went well with the flight. Virgin America provided many features not common to most planes. First, everyone had a personal 9-inch screen on the seat in front of him or her. This screen was each person’s portal for personalized entertainment for the 6-hour flight. A unique feature was the option to chat seat to seat (something similar to instant messaging). Our youngest traveler (Chesley) was a dream and took to flying very well. Some of the growers even were able to catch up with some of their market customers in Dulles and on the plane. This just proves how small the world really is. We arrived in San Francisco at 11:00am local time (2:00pm EST) ready for new surroundings and the chance to explore.

After a quick stop to the hotel we rounded up our three Ford Tauruses and headed to Darby Dan Sandwich Co., thanks to a fantastic recommendation from our Hilton Homewood Suites Hotel. Then we were off to Fisherman’s Wharf. With beautiful weather and no fog, we were able to take wonderful pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz. To those of us who have never been here before it was amazing to see the famous San Francisco hills and the trolley cars.

Today was a great start to what is definitely going to be an incredible trip. We are all looking forward to visiting the redwoods and moving on to New Zealand tomorrow evening.

The Infamous Alcatraz


The Local Residents



Trolley Car Town


Classic Frisco


*This is the first of many posts written by YGA Down Under tour members. Tonight, Lindsey Kammerer was gracious enough to push off sleep for just a wee bit longer so that you, our readers, could travel vicariously to San Francisco. Way to step up Lindsey!!! Personally, I can hardly keep my eyes open!