Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 177

Sorry, I couldn't resist! Obviously we went to Alcatraz to day which was very cool because it's been something I have wanted to do since I was little. I was just as good as I thought but at the same time I wanted so much more!? That probably sounds wierd but I hope I can make it make sense. It was everything I imagined arriving there on the boat, pulling up and seeing the lookout tower and the lighthouse with the fort at the bottom of the hill. We then watched an educational video and strolled towards out "guided" tour (headphones!) It was really cool walking round the prison block and hearing the inmates story's and attempts at escape. I don't believe for a second that the three who got away are dead because they were ... read more

I am currently on the most awkward computer I've ever been on (seating and screen-size wise) so apologies if this lacks proper effort! We arrived in San Francisco yesterday - the airport was much busier than we've seen before because it's Memorial weekend over here (like Poppy day, but they make it last and get time off work). It took us a while to clear security, but the flight itself was only about 2 hours. The hostel we're at is nice - it's handy having free internet (though I'm currently at the worst PC ever!) and the room's fine. Had no sleep last night though because of some guy in our dorm snoring louder than I thought possible. Aaron was of course completely oblivious to it in the morning. Am hoping he'll have moved on ... read more

Well, I am beginning to start the count down to my amazing adventure in South Africa for the summer. I am going to be participating in a volunteer program through the Enkosini Eco-Experience. I leave on June 8th, and arrive in Johanessburg on June 10th. After long lay overs in Miami and Madrid, I will have to hop on a bus for five hours till I arrive at the tiny town, where a small bus will pick me up and take me to the Makalali Game Reserve. Here I will be spending three weeks out in the bush, doing feild studies on lions, night trecks, safari's, and working on elephant and lion contraception programs. I can't wait!! Then I am back to Jo. And hop on a plane to Capetown. Here I will be spending ... read more

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Well our entry into the United States was as unpleasant as we had envisaged, but for completely different reasons to the ones we were expecting. Our flight was from the Cook Islands, into Los Angeles, with a connecting flight to San Francisco. We had assumed that the security increases at airport immergration, put in place after September 11th, would be our main obstical, but we were greeted by a crazy security officer at LAX who chatted to Joanna about his relaxed approach to security questioning before asking her to smile for the camera and say 'cheese burger' for her photo! No, our main problem was the fact United Airlines decided to cancel two of the four afternoon flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco, one of which was ours. With our bags checked in for ... read more