Saturday, Sep 11

We were a little nervous about flying on 9/11 but nevertheless we all booked flights on Southwest Airlines, spending that extra $10/person each way to ensure we were part of the early boarders.  If we had thought about it only one person per couple needed to purchase early boarding since they would have saved their spouse a seat.  The 4-hour flight to Las Vegas was on time and uneventful.  Some slept, Lynn watched Bullitt on his iPAD to get ready for movie tour.  Patsy tried to sleep but sat beside a chatty 5 year-old who was on her way home from a week at Disney World.  Paul got caught up on his e-mail. Sandra read a book.  John and Karen took turns playing a game on the Nintendo.  Gwen read and David slept. In Las Vegas we had a long walk from the C gate to B gate to catch our connection to San Francisco.  The flight was 15 minutes late so Karen spent her time digging out a complete hoagie sandwich out of her bag – we have no idea where it came from.  The flight from Las Vegas to San Francisco was uneventful as well.  We all got our luggage and headed to Courtyard 1 where an Exclusive Super Shuttle awaited.  The drive to the Hilton was slow so we took in the sites like Candlestick Park on the way.  We all got checked in – there was a minor problem with Karen and John’s room (double bed vice a king) but was straightened out the next day (along with 2 free full breakfasts).   After unpacking we headed down to Knuckles Sports Bar and Grill for dinner and to watch the Vols get slaughtered by Oregon State (41-13).   Lynn, David, Paul and John took a walk to find out where Pier 33 was (location of the next day’s Movie Tour). As we were walking, a bush popped out and scared David. It was actually the well-known homeless Bush Man who frequents Fisherman's Wharf scaring people for tips.  Obviously, we didn't tip as we were not aware of the notoriety of Bush Man's antics.