Drive to San Francisco - Day 48

Today we drove the almost 400 miles to San Francisco. We have usually gone up the coastal road, but, this time, we decided not to stop overnight en route, so we drove Highway #5. With the bikes on the back of the Prius, fully-loaded and going steadily uphill, we lost mileage all day. The scenery through the hill passes was gorgeous. We drove up the fertile San Joachin Valley and then through the windmill area into San Francisco. The temperature dropped steadily, from the 80's into the high 60's. We are staying at The Opal, a nice old hotel on Van Ness Street, where we have stayed once before. We are a bit worried about our Napa destination later in the week as the weather is supposed to be cold and rainy. We walked to a Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood for dinner.