[DeTomaso] NPC - sortof Finding POCA Chapters

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/10/13 7 41 48, jbreardon at yahoo.com writes:


> Being from the east I am geographically challenged when it
> comes to California.
> 
>>>You're from Ohio.   To me, that's the middle, not the east. So you're 
not the only one. :>)

> >I looked at the various chapters of :POCA and I cannot
> figure out what region
> covers San Francisco. Perhaps I just don't know the
> key.  
> 
>>>San Francisco = Northern California = Pantera Club of Northern 
California.


> >Maybe add phone area codes, zip
> codes etc to each POCA chapter to help people zero in on a region.  I 
> wanted to  send the following to a specific chapter to see if someone could 
> advise
> me on an upcoming trip.
> 
>>>There are loads of PCNC folks on this forum.

> >I am going to San Francisco this weekend to see the OSU vs
> Cal game and sightsee.
> With the Americas Cup going on I have heard the city is in
> grid lock. 
> 
>>>Last weekend was pretty bad I hear--there was a Giants game, 49ers game 
and America's Cup going on all at the same time, plus lots of looky-loos 
wanting to drive over the new Bay Bridge for the first time.   I wouldn't 
assume this coming weekend would be nearly as bad.


> >I am coming Wednesday  to
> sightsee.  Get a car and head south for
> a couple of days,  Any recommendations
> on interesting things to do, good town to stay in for a couple of days. 
> 
>>>If you're committed to driving south (not a bad idea by any means), 
drive down the coast highway (Highway 1), through Monterey, Big Sur, etc. and go 
see Hearst Castle.   That's an epic drive, routinely voted as one of the 
best roads in the world (although you won't drive it fast--it's not a 
'performance' drive, it's a look-out-the-window-at-all-the-pretty-stuff drive).   
Get a convertible if you can.

> >On
> Friday go to San Fran to the hotel on Union Square.
> If traffic is bad what is a good way to get to Berkeley?
> 
>>>If you're going to stay in Union Square (which is a good thing by the 
way), there is only one way to Berkeley, which is over the Bay Bridge.   
Traffic won't really be an issue on the weekend.   You'll run into some traffic 
coming into the city on Friday though--it will be murder once you get into 
the city as there are loads of people heading home for the weekend.   But that 
will only last for a few miles, and you'll be exiting before most of them 
who will be crossing the bridge.

If you want to avoid the traffic, just take city streets through the city 
to Union Square.   Go up to Twin Peaks, the highest point in the city, where 
there's a scenic overlook that lets you see everything.

SF is arguably the nicest city in the USA--and I'm not saying that just 
because I happen to be from there.   I generally hate cities, but if I have to 
be in one, S.F. is the obvious choice. :>)

Mike