Used the remaining pancake mix and attempted to use all the maple syrup (thought about drinking the leftover syrup, but Sam wouldn't let me). Cleaned up our precious van, peeled off the Taranaki Hardcore sticker and returned it to Escape Campervans at Fisherman's Wharf. It was bitter-sweet as we had such a good time travelling around the States in that van, but after 5 weeks we were also a little bit excited to drop off those keys. We ended up driving 5425 miles ...

Woke up, looked out the window and could barely see the RV parked next to us as it was so foggy. Guessed we wouldn't be biking over the Golden Gate Bridge, so lay in bed for ages and cruised. Had a long shower and took my sweet **** time doing my hair etc. Came out of the bathroom to find the fog had cleared in apparent standard San Fran style. Returned to the van and Sam had prepared pancakes. I don't think I will ever get sick of pancakes. Got a late start b...

Took the dude from San Franpsycho's advice and followed the map he drew us on the back of a docket to Ocean Beach in search of Trouble Coffee. He had informed us that this place did the best coffee in San Fran and that they started the "toast movement". Yes, toast is the new big thing here and Trouble Coffee started it. He wasn't wrong as the coffee was delicious and the thick cut toast with melted butter and cinnamon was even better! It was the first time I forg...

I quite enjoyed having a two-day birthday. On Thursday, all the Facebook messages started as it was my NZ / Australia birthday. So, I took this to mean that my birthday had officially started and that I got birthday girl special treatment. "Your turn to drive"........."Nah it's my birthday". "I cooked so you can do dishes"........"But it's my birthday". This went on for two days, I learnt from the best (Katie-Lee). Sam was feeling the pressure of travell...

We had booked the 1pm ferry to Alcatraz so headed towards Fisherman's Wharf with plenty of time so we wouldn't miss it. We found a car park nearby and the cashier told us the daily charge was $17 if we left prior to 7pm as there was a ball game on. As we walked out the car park we noticed AT&T Park directly across the road and wondered if tickets were still available. 10 minutes later we had brought two tickets that were reasonably priced and in a really ...