We had a well needed rest on the first night at bass lake (a small resort in Yosemite). We had pizza together outside which was freezing and then 8 of us stayed in our cabin and played charades while drinking hot chocolate. It was so nice to have some 'home comforts' and just chill out! It was such a funny night, a highlight for me was when Lucy tried to act out a French fry, possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen! The following day we hiked up a mountain i...

Las Vegas!!! We got to Vegas about 3pm, we explored out hotel which was called Harrahs hotel , opposite Caesars palace. It was probably the grandest hotel I have ever been in. We had a few drinks and headed for some food at an Italian. Steph then gave us a city tour on the bus which helped is get our bearings. She also surprised us with a Vegas wedding, performed by Elvis! It was so funny, and definitely a surprise, I had no idea! We also watched a light sho...

We spent our first evening at the canyon taking in the great views at the local look out points and having an early night, the early mornings and late nights were taking it out of me! The following day we had planned a helicopter ride over the canyon which I was so excited for, however due to bad weather it was cancelled. I was really gutted, but figured if it was unsafe I would rather not do it anyway. Instead, we hiked a few miles down the canyon as a group ...

I LOVE the west coast! Yesterday we spent the day on the coach travelling to Arizona. I don't think I have ever experienced hot weather like it. It was 41c in the daytime and 27c at night time. We spent the afternoon drinking beer (I'm turning into a man) at the pool. We also went to a German restaurant and a 'midget bar', which was interesting. This morning we woke up at 5am and travelled to the middle of the desert for a hot air balloon ride. It was one of t...

Today is my second day in San Diego which is part of the Contiki 'la to the bay' trip. I have had the BEST time so far, it's great meeting new people from all over the world. Yesterday we got the coach here and got the chance to drive our speedboat through the city. Even though I was slightly terrified over some very high waves, it was so much fun! We also got to see some sea lions on the harbour; amazing. We then had a Mexican dinner and went for a few 'cas...