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!