Hi guys! Well we attempted to hit Alcatraz yesterday but by the time we got to the desk to buy the tickets they had sold out and so we had to buy them for today. It had totally escaped our notice that it was a Saturday and hence it would be dead busy. We got down to Fishermans Wharf on the cable car, like a tram thing that you see on all the movies. It was so much fun, especially as on the way back I managed to be the first one on (ok, I ran round to the fro...

Hi! First card! Just wanted to let you all know I am here safe and sound. The flight was mega long and dead boring but at least we don't have to go through that again. Oh hang, apart from in a week when we hit the Cook Islands! Anyway, off to Alcatraz today. Yesterday was just eaten up by getting here, via a plane, train and an automobile! Oh ok the car was just the parentals dropping me at Heathrow but we did get a train from the airport to downtown. I...