Alcatraz 'a tour of the rock' Whatever I say will not do this trip justice...it was amazing. "You are entitled to food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention. Anything else you get is a privilege." Number 5 Alcatraz prison rules and regulations, 1934 1,545 men did time on Alcatraz but only a few of then were notorious - among them Al "scarface" Capone, "Doc" Barker. Alivin "Creepy" Karpis, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Floyd Hamilton and Robert Stroud. M...

1st observation of San Francisco is that everybody runs!! Tour Started at Market street main business area where Aprox 8000 people work. The old Street cars come from all over the world inc England. The Ferry building was built in 1890 and was main entrance to city before bridges built. In 1906 it was the only building to survive the earthquake. We drove through broadway where I ventured last night which used to have all the famous dance and Jazz halls, the ...

Went camping with Kaela, Lisa and Rosa. Fantastic night under the stars with great food, great company and an amazing camp fire!!!

Today I planned a HUGE road trip, 14 hours in total from Monterey to Santa Barbara and then back inland to Pheonix. I now know why I failed my Geography GCSE....took 14 hours in total a little more than I anticipated but worth every minute!! I will go back one day and take my time the beaches were amazing!!

Tonight I went to watch Kaela play softball. Watched 2 games while the sun set over the pitch and am hooked, I was itching to have a go at the end. Kaela and the team played well winning the first game and only just missing out in the second. Thank you to the stranger doing the scoring sat next to me who answered all my questions!!