Today was my birthday! I woke at 6am, to find I was the first one up. As I left my tent to head to the shower, Sarah had just woken and was packing up her stuff from one of the picnic tables she slept on the previous night. After having a quick shower, I took my tent down, and waited for the others to all wake up. They slowly all say ‘Happy Birthday’ to me, and despite now being 24, I still enjoy my birthday every year. As usual, once everyone had breakfasted and packed up, we soon hit the road, but not before the group all sang ‘Happy Birthday’ in the van to me. Grinning like a Cheshire cat, I send us on our way with the first tune of the day. As we were ... read more

The morning after the night before, and I was now paying for it. Some how I lost my boxers during the night, and awoke a few minutes before Zoe said she would come and check on me. The doors to the rooms had clear glass on them, covered only by a thinly veiled curtain. It was clear to see through to the courtyard outside, but the view the opposite way was blurred. When Zoe finally knocked, I could see her approach, and tried to call out that I was awoke and OK. Sadly, my voice seemed to have disappeared after the previous nights escapades, so Zoe knocked a couple more times with the same result, until finally she let herself in with my spare door key. By now I was sitting upright in bed, stark naked, ... read more

First thing in the morning we headed out for a wave runner tour, where we were sharing jet skis (I was sharing with Zoe!). After the very basic instructions on how to drive and steer the jet skis and filled up with plenty of fuel, at our own pump station, we soon headed out to the open waters to wiggle our ways along the coast and slightly out to sea and finally reach a spot for some dolphin spotting and also to swim in the Gulf of Mexico. It was the first time I’ve ever been on a jet ski, and was very mindful of Zoe on the back. I tried not to go too fast, thinking Zoe could fall off. Turns out I was too mindful and not quick enough to keep up with the ... read more

We rolled into Disneyland, and after dropping people of at the park of their choosing, I had to ask Todd to take me back to the cabin. I hadn’t decided to crash at the cabin, although as I think about it now, that didn’t sound like a bad option, but instead, I’d forgotten 3 important things – my camera, my drinks bottle, and of course – P King Duck! On our return I asked Todd to drop me of at the nearest park entrance and I'd make my way from there. It turned out to be Hollywood Studios, which worked out great, because last time I was here, we never got round to watching the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. But first I decided to call work. I don’t know why, maybe I decided it was time ... read more

When I woke I was greeted with the rise of the sun, which over the surrounding water, made for a wonderful sight. I’m glad I’m able to experience something so wonderful, especially with what had happened earlier in the night. When the sun fully rises, I notice that one of the many small boats in the water seems to have half sunk, presumably from the storm, but no one remembers if it was like that yesterday. The fact that there hasn’t been any commotion or rescue crew presence at anytime maybe proves that it has been there a while already. Anyway, today there isn’t any rush to get our tents down and ready to set off again, as we have our first two nighter of the trip. Every one eventually wakes and breakfasts, whilst others get ... read more