Hi all!Okay so updating our blog so far has been somewhat… challenging. However, we promise we will be more regular with our updates as Barbara has very generously sponsored our efforts to stay in touch with humanity and given us an early xmas gift of a miniature notebook computer! So we've done quite a bit since our last blog entry - met new people, seen new sights, said goodbye to San Francisco and hello to New York. Now in order for us to actually get out th...

Hi All, Hayley here. Hope everyone is well. It must be a tough time to be in Victoria, we both can't believe the news coming out of there. we're counting ourselves very lucky that all of our family and friends are safe and sound. On this end, the last few days have been fun and adventure filled. On Thursday the 15th we got up nice and early because we had plans to go to Alcatraz! We caught a coupla buses down to the embracdero and walked all the way alon...

Hi all! We are writing to you now on the morning of our third day in San Francisco, and we have so so much to tell! Even though we've only spent two full days exploring this great city, we've done so much and walked so many blocks it's all starting to feel very familiar already. I guess before we give you the lowdown on our adventures so far in SF, we'll start right from the beginning with a few details on our epic plane flight. After saying our goodbyes at Me...