The day started with me and Andy taking down the tent. We all got packed up and made our way out of Yosemite. The Taiga Pass offered more gorgeous mountain views. We took loads of random group photos and really made fools of ourselves but it was fun! We then moved on and stopped for food in a spot with a great with a great lake view! As we didn't stop too much on the way, we arrived in bishop nice an early. It was so hot! Me and Andy tactfully chose the only s...

A cold shower is never the way to start a day but unfortunately I had no choice. It woke me up for sure, and I was in and out quicker than ever. After we all got dressed and enjoyed breakfast! It was really nice to be camping, and extra nice to camp without the bad weather! We got in the van and went to a part of the forest which had sequoia trees in it! These are the biggest trees on the planet! They are so wide it's unreal, photos just don't do them justice. W...

Today was the first of what I expect will be many early starts. We had breakfast early and got in the van to explore San Francisco. We got to see City Hall up close which was brilliant and after that the van took us to the 6 sisters, which is normally a massive attraction surrounded by tourists. Today however there was a fun run, which was just a huge number of people, ridiculously dressed up and walking around an 8 mile loop. The atmosphere was amazing, music pl...

This morning it was our final Hollywood Cafe breakfast together and I think we had just about managed to order a small enough meal to finish. After breaky, we all went back to the hostel to do some final packing. Shortly after it was finally time to say our goodbyes, as mum and dad had to go collect their hire car. It was sad to see them go but it's not long until ill be home so I'm sure they will manage! I decided to chill in my room before I had to leave, as I...

Today, after the usual Hollywood cafe breakfast, the three of us hired bikes to cycle the Golden Gate Bridge with. It was a beautiful day for it. On the way to the bridge we cycled a coastal path which meant we could take some amazing pictures of the bridge. Actually crossing the bridge on a bike was the best way to see it. It meant we could take time to enjoy what we were looking at and take everything in - plus some exercise wasn't a bad thing! Once we crossed ...