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CALIFORNIA BABY!! We're getting worryingly close to the end of the trip, as you can tell. The good news is that we survived Yosemite and have made it down the coast to Santa Barbara, via Santa Cruz. Yosemite was very memorable a definitely a highlight of the trip. Whether I thought that at the time is another matter, though. It was essentially a two-day camping trip in the style of a military boot camp. We had to get up at 6am (!!!) after a few hours' kip in a sweaty tent, the push our bodies to the limit! Day One involved a bike ride down a mountain,which was fun except Martin got lost and no-one knew where he was for about an hour. The search party was sent out and eventually we found him, looking hot and concerned. Turns out he had been going the wrong way - like something I'd do! We swam in the river too, after jumping in from a deceptively high rock. Day Two was the killer though - a 16-mile hike in 35 degree hike over the course of 12 hours, culminating in a scary climb to the top of a waterfall. As I say, it was memorable. There was a great group and it was a bit sad to leave, but it was onwards and upwards (or downwards) to Santa Cruz, where we treated ourselves by checking into a hotel and chilling on the beach all day. We can't hack all this outdoor camping lark. Santa Cruz was nice, and it gave me chance to annoy Martin by singing The Thrills song ALL DAY LONG! Got to Santa Barbara last night, and it's idyllic. Palm trees, the ocean and the beach. On the downside, the hostel dorms are like prison cells, with 12 sweaty people crushed into about three square feet. Still, you can't have everything. Off out drinking tonight so wish us luck - I wish they all could be California Girls.
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