Arrived in San Fran on Saturday the 11th and stayed til Wednesday the 15th Nov. Stayed with a guy called Chris that I found through www.couchsurfing.com - a place where you can find people willing to let you sleep on their couch around the world! Chris lived in a suburb of San Fran called Marina, and I was pleasantly surprised when I set out to explore on Sunday morning to find the ocean with a view of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge literally 2 minutes walk ...

Sorry it took so long for me to get my first entry up!!! Its really hard to find internet access in this place! I'll do my best to update you on my travels so far.When I arrived in LA on Friday the 10th, I arrived to late to catch my bus to San Francisco. So after a lot of rigmarole with rude and unhelpful Americans, I managed to get a shuttle to Hollywood and stayed in a hostel there. The hostel was nice and friendly, and I was exhausted, so I had a nap. So ...

Well, the adventure begins at home! We arrived in Geraldine last night, and as we were quietly having a cup of tea in the lounge, it started to rain. I looked up out the window and said 'Is that snow?'. Sure enough, sleet started turning to real snow. "It won't settle' they said. Within 10 minutes, this is what it looked like! Like the middle of winter! In November!! The world is going crazy! And then today? A little frost on the ground, bu...