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Hello! Here I am in San Francisco where I have been for the past couple of days. 26th Jan 06 Travelled from LA to Santa Cruz on an eight hour bus trip, or four two hour bus trips as I like to think of it. Kelly picked me up - yay! Got to see her for the first time since we were 13. 27th Jan 06 Morning - went shopping in downtown Santa Cruz and discovered we must be getting ripped off in Australia big time. I got some cool socks with Sushi on drawn on them. Afternoon - explored beautiful highway 1 on the California coast as we made our way to see the elephant seals at Ano Nuevo state park. There were heaps and heaps of them - over 1000 the guide said - ... read more
Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico
Chichen Itza again
LasVegas, Nevada, US

North America » United States » California » San Francisco » North Beach November 11th 2005

Where Are We Going? And Why Are We In This Handbasket? Counting today, there are six ... count 'em ... six days before we leave. And we're already in trouble. My mother arrives from New Mexico tomorrow. At least that means someone will clean the bathroom. Try as you may, you just can't stop the woman. This afternoon, I have to find a way to shove a 12-pound turkey into my refrigerator. Some dork (namely, me) decided that since we'd be in-country on T-day, we should have an early Thanksgiving before we left. Some people would prioritize packing. I prioritize stuffing. This pretty much sums up my world view. Work for each of us leading up to departure is ... well, work people are probably reading this. You all know we love you. And we hope ... read more


So here we are in San Francisco, the first stop on the new trip, my first time in America and I am loving it! I arrived Tuesday afternoon after a very long but uneventful flight with a dissapointing array of inflight films, I was hoping for Batman Begins, War of the Worlds or ............... but instead I got 'Bridget Jones's Diary: Part 2' and 'Hitch'...........hmmmm. Jen and I had got seperate flights so it was very strange when I was waiting in the hostel room to hear a knock at the door and find Jen on the otherside, all the way out here in California when the last time I saw her was a few weeks ago in Mumbles in Wales! We managed to keep ourselves awake until about 9.30/10pm by having a couple of beers ... read more
The streets of San Fransisco
beer in the park!
taking in the sights




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