Andie mysteriously discovered, after more than three weeks of non-stop eating and drinking, that some of her wardrobe had mysteriously shrunk while in the case. Weird. Iain confirmed this strange phenomenon while trying on his suit later for dinner. Only one thing for it then... shops. After all, this is the busiest shopping weekend in the US and San Francisco offers some of the best shopping in the world on our doorstep. When in Rome and all that.
Several department stores and posh undie and accessory outlets later, necessary purchases had been made (lunch being deemed, on this occasion, for wimps). On our return, we managed to secure a table for later at the hotel's renowned Asia de Cuba restaurant, offering a fusion of Asian and Latin cuisines. You're probably thinking same as we were - could go either way. Fortunately the chef was just the right side of "creative". Andie wasn't allowed lobster - the crab having won last night's fight - instead settling for a whole bass stuffed with crab, her favourite dish of the holiday so far.
For Helen's benefit, pre-dinner cocktails were a blackberry margarita and a lemongrass martini - both utterly delicious. The sparkling wine sangria with the meal weren't bad either. Iain would like to add that he could only agree with our cocktail waitress, Melanie, that Andie looked beautiful tonight. Awwwww.
