"Hello Barbie, come in and buy!" On the way back from San Diego we decided to drive to the Mexican border with two northern guys we met - looking back I'm so glad we went with them as Mexico was so much scarier than I thought. We had to leave our car at the border and cross over by foot into Tijuana, with no-one even checking our passports (although we did ask to have a souvenir stamp!). Tijuana was basically a long strip of bars and shops, where you c...

Zoo Time! Today we drove to San Diego Zoo, and had such a good time! It was much better than London Zoo as you could get really close to the animals. I loved the elephants, who did loads of tricks, and the pandas, meerkats and orangutans! There was also a cheetah and golden retriever who lived together! We went for dinner at a place called 'Good Time Charlies' and made friends with Charlie, the owner, who insisted on taking us into the kitchen to have a photo!

Road Trip! We left Hermosa today and rented a car to drive to San Diego. Lisa drove, and got the hang very quickly of driving an automatic on the wrong side of the road! The new hostel is full of surfer dudes - we've already heard loads of 'awesomes' and 'sweets'! Our room is really nice, with a beach theme, and we're right next to the sea. At lunch we ordered cocktails, which ended up being huge, and the owner also gave us free shots, so we walked off the eff...

Never drinking again! Today I think we all woke up with the worst hangovers of our lives! Raw fish and Sake is definately not a good mix! We basically spent most of the day trying to find Daniela's phone, and doing our washing, so nothing exciting. We also had a massive pasta dinner, which was much needed!

Dolphin spotting! We left the Banana Bungalow this morning and travelled by bus and train to Hermosa, where Lisa's cousin lives. He picked us up in his cleaning van, so me and Daniela squeezed in the back with our rucksacks and his hoovers! Mike took us to lunch next to the hostel we're staying at on Hermosa Beach, and then left us to get settled into our room, which has no bathroom! In the afternoon we walked along the beach to Manhattan Pier, where we saw dol...