Is It Better To Travel In A Tour
In speaking to our friend (a gal who has taken many regular tours worldwide but who also was good at being a tour guide herself in many ways) as to which way to travel to San Francisco, she highly recommended we do this ourselves, at our own leisure and pace. We invited her to accompany us, as we knew we’d be in for some excitement doing that.
This traveling on our own was, indeed, a good thing because there were times when we didn’t feel well or had something else unexpectedly come up for us to do or see while we were there for 2 weeks.
One of these events that came up was a nasty fall as we were panning for gold in the famous “Woods Creek.” Falling on a rock in the creekbed (on an elbow no less) pretty much squelched activities for the next day, so we were day for a day of rest and recuperation.
Another thing that came up, also unexpectedly, was that the husband of a couple we know near San Jose wanted to give us his own special tour of the business at which he worked–a very upscale grocery store. We didn’t want to miss that, of course, and would have if we would have been signed up with a regular tour.
The friend who went with us absolutely loves plants and flowers and also would have missed out on a nice purchase of a seemingly rare plant at this particular store. Well, at least it was one she was unfamiliar with and had never seen in our area in Pennsylvania, and she’s pretty much seen (or has) them all.
The above are just some facets of doing your own travel, at your own leisure. Not everyone, of course, has their own friend who can help in the traveling process or be their own personal tour guide, so that is another matter to consider.