Got up a tad early and had some brekkie with Andy, James and Jordan turned up shortly after and we all got our gear together and hopped on the bus just up the road all the way to Santa Monica pier, we walked down the pier and took in all the sights, it was an awesome place and had a pretty retro feel to it, we walked through the arcade and James and I played a quick game of guitar hero, brought back some memories! When we were done on the pier we cruised back to ...

Managed to make it down stairs in time today for the free breakfast which consisted of jam and peanut butter on toast, pretty decent start to the day! I was catching up on a few things online and sorting transport out for Andy when he arrived, shortly after the guys rocked out of bed and the sun was scorching, we decided to head to the beach again, this time however we were accompanied by a couple of really nice Dutch girls who had just arrived at the hostel. I h...

After a normal and much needed nights sleep (with a lie in thrown in) I was beginning to feel human again, I got up and got fresh and then went downstairs in the hostel, shortly after Jordan and James also came down stairs with beach gear in hand, I asked if I could join and they were more than happy I did, had a quick bite to eat and we made the 15 minute walk to the beach, it was super hot today and a little breeze to cool you down so was perfect, we played a l...

I woke up to an eggs breakfast and put a film on as I still had another couple hours on the flight, after that and a couple tv series we began our descent as I was flicking through the music, they has WOTE! Man I was pumped, I listened to them until we landed, after disembarking I got through border patrol without a hitch and then got my bag and bought a SIM card, after calling the hostel I got picked up (eventually) by their mini bus and dropped off at the front...