Early start.  Drove back to LA where we dropped off our rental car and picked up our Escape rental van.  I love it already.  It's looks a bit like the Scooby-Doo van. Stopped off in Ventura for  the burger joint "in and out". The best burger so far but still not like nz.  The animal fries that we were told we had to have were just covered in their yuck cheese and and sauce.  It was like a heart attack on a plate. Stopped at Hearst Castle but missed out on d...

Had a sleep in due to the exhausting day we had before. Enjoyed a wonderful breakfast on Day Inn. With Internet finally working I managed to get a message from Maravilla (Tania Andrews friend from camp America) to say we could come stay at hers. So we cancelled our booking for the night and drove north to Oxnard. On the way we stopped at Carrmillo and another shopping mall. Great day shopping, with many great deals!!!! Then we went to Maravilla ' s. Her step mum ...

One word DISNEYLAND. My ultimate childhood dream, the place mum promised she would take us if we ever won lotto. And now I know why. We got there right on opening time. Sooooooo many awesome rides, the haunted house, slash mountain with the log ride, the pirates of the Caribbean ride, Indiana Jones, Space mountain with the roller coaster, Star wars with the 3D stimulation. and that's just naming some of them. Splash mountain was bloody brilliant. Classic knowing ...

My transfer picked me up at 1am, went to La Paz airport were I caught a flight to Lima. At the airport I realised I didn't have the address of our first hotel,  rookie move. Had to try viber bridgette, and thank god her and Erin were still in Auckland airport. Flew with LAN Chile to Lima. Becuase my bags couldn't be checked right through I had to cross the boarder into Peru and do the whole check in again.   8 hours waiting in Lima is a bloody long time. Flew ...