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And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain.....That's right blog fans, this is sadly the last entry: the American dream is complete and I'm heading home. My bags are packed, my face is sunburnt and my back balance is looking rather unhealthy. It's time to come home! By way of a climax to the blog, I've uploaded absolutely tons of photos (six albums, no less), that will fill you in on the recent shennanigans in what has been the trip of a lifetime and the most exciting adventure of my life. Anyway, enough of that. Soo updates, updates. After docking in San Diego the cruise ship headed on to the Catalina Islands and then down to Ensenada, Mexico. Aaaribbaa! It's pretty cool to be able to say that we've now set foot in both Canada and Mexico - we've completed the North America set. We saw a fantastic firework display in San Diego from the ship on Indpendence Day, which was pretty cool. Speaking of which, I did karaoke (again) on the fourth of July - this time 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' with three American lads (see photos) - and introduced it by wishing America Happy Indepedence Day on behalf of the UK. I'm a suck-up, I know, but it went down a storm! Now, down to the juicy bits of the cruise...I ate and drank far too much and met loads of nice people, including a very cool black couple who tried to teach me how to dance hip-hop (unsuccessfully) and two guys from California who were the biggest lightweights in the world and got drunk after one pint! I pulled a really nice 18-year-old called Annie, from San Francisco, who is my new pen pal and says I can come and stay with her whenever! She might regret that one. The whole cruise experience was fantastic and a definite highlight of the trip. However, after getting three hours' sleep on the last night we were kicked off the ship at 6am. We then had a five-hour tour of LA and finally checked into our hotel, only to meet up again randomly with Emmanuelle, the Canadian guy from Flagstaff (remember, the one who pulled a transsexual?!) We went out drinking with him again last night and now I'm well and truly exhausted. Well, that's about it. Thankyou for travelling with 'Mike's Epic Voyage of USA Joy' and we hope to see you again soon. I'm back in sunny Shotton on Monday evening after a gruelling flight so batten down the hatches! See you soon Britain!
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