I headed off with some of the other girls to Sea World. I have to say that the Sea World there is much better than I remember the Gold Coast one being. We saw all the animal shows - the dolphins and the whales. Our first stop though was to see the feeding of the animals, which meant that I got to pat the Dolphins. They were so friendly and kept coming back for more pats and their skin is so different to how you expect. It's smooth and cold and yet leathery. ...

San Diego and a visit to Tijuana, Mexico Departed on the contiki tour in the Wednesday morning and drove down to San Diego, a short 3 hour trip. This meant that we arrived there mid morning in San Diego and took a cruise around the harbour. The view of the city from the water was lovely and I was able to see the naval and air force base as well. Then it was time to get back onto the bus and head to Mexico for a few hours. We passed over the Coronado Brid...