Let’s be honest when you’re limited on vacation days, optimizing trips around bank holidays is essential. Well if you work in the banking industry, that is. Here’s my itinerary for the trip to Northern California!
Day 1: (Saturday)
DTW (6am) > SFO (10am)
Pick Up Budget Rental
Check in to Air B&B, Park at BERT Train Station ($5.75/day)
Walk to Fisherman’s Wharf
San Francisco Dungeon Tour
Madame Tussaud’s Museum
Tik Tik Thai Food
BART Train to Air B&B
Day 2 (Sunday):
BART Train Station to Fisherman’s Wharf
Purchased Big B Bus Tour Tickets
Golden Gate Bridge
The Painted Ladies (Full House Homes)
China City (Half a day wandering)
Big B Bus Tour Back to Fisherman’s Wharf
Walked Along Pier 39
BART Train to Air B&B
Day 3 (Monday):
Drove from San Francisco to Sequoia National Park (Approx. 5 Hours)
Attempted to Set Camp at Buckeye Flat Campground, but Forgot Poles
Toured Giant Forest Museum to Find Food
Went to Get Camp Food
Slept in Car
Day 4 (Tuesday):
7am to German Forest Trail
Visit the German Tree Before the Crowd
Breakfast at Lodgepole Visitor Center
Sequoia Bus Transit to Moro Rock
Moro Rock Hike
Hiked from Moro Rock to Tunnel Log
Tunnel Log and Shuttle Back to Lodgepole
Drove to Fresno (Approx. 2 Hours)
Bought a $25 tent at Walmart
Stayed at an Air B&B
Day 5 (Wednesday):
Visited R.E.I.
Headed toward Yosemite National Park (Approx. 5 hours)
Entered West Side of Yosemite
Pitched tent at Junction Campground
Ate Dinner at Whoa Nellie Deli
Came Back to Campground
Day 6 (Thursday):
7am Woke Up North Dome Trail
Lunch at Whoa Nellie Deli
Walked Buck Meadows to Find Deer (Found Many!)
Dinner at Whoa Nellie Deli
Bonfire
Day 7 (Friday):
6am Left for San Francisco
10am San Francisco Segway Tour
Scoma Restaurant (BEST Clam Chowder)
Walked Pier 39
Checked in to Air B&B in Sunnyvale (Approx. 1 Hour)
Day 8 (Saturday):
8am Left for San Francisco
2pm Alcatraz Tour
Pier 39 for Corn Dogs
Twin Peaks
San Francisco to SFO Airport (30 mins)
SFO (11pm)> DTW (6am)
