One of the best days. Awoke to phone call at 5am advising hot air balloon was cancelled due to wind. Devastation! Russell and Json 30 minuts late to the bus in Phoeenix, which meant they had to put on a Lady Gaga performance. Stopped off in Sedona red rock county) for a few hours. This is in Arizona, and the thing is here is that all buildings need to make a serious attempt at blending into landscape. Very low key. The Mcdonalds in Sedona has turquoise arches as yellow was deemed too abrasive. Very hot. Cruised round with Ben and co. Had lunch, shopping, just walked around. After lunch had a one and half hour jeep ride. Great tour guide. Bumpy ride. Amazing scenery. Photos at top and then back. Saw some pretender in his Porsche ... read more

Pretty average breakfast. Juice tasted like a cup of diabetes. THis is before I met my good friend naked juice. Went to the zoo. Most of the group went to Sea World. Sea World is where water based animals are. Just in case you didn't know. I just took myself round the zoo. Started off at reptile house. Harry Potter has scarred me - I didn't look that well because I was afraid the windows would disappear or something. Lots of walking. Very hot. Half the zoo was birds, which was good, because I don't like birds so it took less time. Met Euplene (why do I get the feeling I've already posted about this?) at 2pm and went to catch a bus to go and see the ship (USS Midway aircraft carrier). What a failure. ... read more

After I woke from my 15 hour sleep on the most amazing hotel bed ever, had breakfast and ventured to train stations to get to Buena Park. Unsure if I missed the train or if the train even existed in the first place, but it didn't happen. Then the second train didn't happen. Instead of my intended 9.40am departure, I didn't leave until 11.10am and it wasn't even to the right station. Then caught three (but really two) buses, got impatient, and walked ~30 mins to Knott's Berry Farm. Somewhat panicked by this point because was unsure if 4 hours would be enough to do all the rides. It was more than enough! There were hardly any people there and absolutely no queuing for rides! Sooo many thrill rides, it was great. Best one was the ... read more