Jerry,
It's been a few years since I flew down to San Jose to watch your first
solo. Good to here that flying is keeping you young. Now
about Bay Area IFR practice.

I like to begin at South County since that makes a cross-country.
We do a pop-up into San Jose and once in contact with the tower request
tower enroute to Palo Alto. Easy flight straight out 30
and make left turn direct Palo Alto. (Never went into San Carlos
so can't say procedure) When in contact with Palo Alto Tower
request tower en route to Hayward. When cleared we get radar vectors into
Hayward. When in contact with tower request low approach and tower en route
to Oakland. The clearance takes you to the left circiling Haward and
intercepting ILS into Oakland. When in contact with tower request published
missed with hold at Pieer (sp) then ask NorCal for tower enroute to CCR or
APC.
Should you land at Napa (APC) you will need to file with FSS.
Personally I depart SVFR, contact Travis and get theLDA into Concord.

Interesting element of flight is that it approximates the same amount of
time taken VFR.

Side item:
FAA is working on an ILS 36 approach into Napa.

Gene Whitt