DAY 6 Katie had a doctors appointment in the morning so she had the car today. We drove back up the Bay Area, this time towards Oakland.  I've been told many times that Oakland is a not so nice place. Actually going there revealed the opposite. It has beautiful Lake Merritt, a bustling Midwest-like downtown and of course the opulent  Fox Theater . Oh, and they had 130 murders last year. Minneapolis has the same population and only had 40. So, I guess that might skew peoples perception. We were hungry and parked in Old Oakland to look for someplace to eat.  For lunch We settled on a small Mexican place Cosechea. They had a strawberry lime drink that was awesome. Plus they had homemade tortillas for their tacos.  It was in a mini-market sharing space with a fish monger, butcher and wine shope. My horchata was great and the place just had a great vibe. Also my lips turned orange from adobo sauce. I guess Old Oakland was the o...