Bay To Breakers!

Yep, it's been a looong time, but there has been no time to sit down for the last two weeks. Exams are finally over and friends and family from back home took this opportunity to cross the Atlantic. I've been showing them every inch of California in 14 days. Exhausted? Nah..

Over to the event of the year: Bay to Breakers, San Francisco. Now, for those of you who don't know, bay to breakers is actually a run. But we don't run. Most people don't run. They walk. Or stumble. 8am (in the morning) 50 000 out of 80 000 people were already wasted heading down the streets of San Fran to spread the joy. But also - we dress up in costumes!

We were prepared (as always) and formed a group including Flash Girl (yes, she flashed), Super Girl (that's me), Robin (as in Batman and Robin - female style), Bee (bzz bzz), a fairy (with wings so huge they always poked someone's eye when she turned around), Marilyn Monroe (wig and all) and Gangsta dude. A nice group indeed.

Some people weren't as much prepared.. they walked around naked.. and there were many of them.. Swinging around.. everything that swings.. Others had truly original and funny costumes. The Norwegian curling team was also there! Though none of them spoke Norwegian.. It was great fun.. And I also got to use my superpowers helping a very much drunk man putting together his cellphone. And helping him stand up. It felt good. To the rescue!

Yes, we started 8am and managed to party till the bars closed at 2am.. Some of the features included were karaoke, eating, drinking and picture taking. With strangers. For 18 hours.. we will not share much of it online. But some of it.

This day is very much recommended by all of us - drinking in the streets while the cops laughs and takes pictures of you is not an everyday experience.