This morning we checked out of our favourite motel, the Avatar in Santa Clara, to begin our journey south to Los Angeles and Anaheim. Our first stop was Moneteray where we saw seals and otters enjoying the sunshine. We then reboarded the bus for a short trip to Carmel by the Sea where we walked down to the beach and got our feet wet (some a bit more than just their feet) in the Pacific Ocean. There wasn't anyone swimming because the water was so cold, but there ...

HELLO :) First blog entry from me, so I hope it isn't too long .. Basically this is just most of what the IGGS girls have done on our trip :) DAY 1 /2 Airport!!! yAY!!!! It was a really long journey to San Francisco! I don't think a lot of the girls (including myself) got much sleep! So we were a little (understatement) tired from our plane ride. Customs was awkward.. well at least I thought so. It's hard to be cheery to them because the people who work the...

Awesome day! We started at Intel - the birthplace of the microchip. Very impressive. Ms Loveday had the fastest hand swipe at 34 million nanoseconds. Made everyone's day when we headed to a Westfield (yes they have them here too) shopping centre. Almost everyone left with a shopping bag - some had 2. Well done Emma Tully. But shopping savvy award goes to Olivia Beaumont. After a spot of lunch we headed to The Tech Museum which was really a huge fun parlour fu...