Back home soon!

Just a quick note to say that my trip is nearly at an end. I've been in San Francisco for 5 days now, and tomorrow night I'll be flying home. My cold has come back a bit which is a pain but at least I can take lots of sleep-inducing drugs on the flight! Can't wait for the 7-hour stopover in Auckland...

Next time I come to the US I'm taking with me a laptop with wi-fi. Travelling without one really does delegate you to second-class netizen status, as internet cafes are few and far between over here. Just think of how much more self-indulgent my blog could have been with all that wireless access!! Anyway, soon I'll have ample opportunity to subject all of you to more anecdotes and photos than you ever wanted!

I'll be back in Perth on Monday evening, and will probably spend the next few days sleeping... Anyway, looking forward to catching up with everyone soon!! Friday drinkies, anyone?

First post from the West Coast

I really meant to write something when I was in LA, but didn't quite get around to it! My week long camping trip to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and Yosemite has ended and I'm now in San Francisco. I decided that I would stay at the hostel I booked originally (the one in the dodgy district, see the post from a couple of weeks ago), but might check out the other one if I get time. Actually the part of the Tenderloin where it's located doesn't seem too bad. There are a few weirdos hanging around outside, which makes for interesting viewing from the comfort of an armchair in the lobby, but otherwise it's not too bad. Don't see what all the fuss is about really! Now that I've said that my next post will probably be all about how I got mugged walking down the street... (Just kidding Mum!)

I'm getting up early tomorrow morning to meet some guys from the tour; we're hopefully going to take the ferry to Alcatraz. So I should really go and get some sleep now, but will hopefully have time to make at least one more post before I get back home in a week's time!