The plan for day 2 was simple, visit Alcatraz. Which worked out well because it was due to rain. One of the benefits of our hostel was that breakfast was included, meaning I could eat cinnamon and raisin bagels to my stomach’s content. Once full, we headed down to the harbour to catch our boat out…

Coming straight from Yosemite National Park, San Francisco was an urban maze waiting to be explored. Whilst in San Francisco, we were hostelling (to help save $$) which worked out quite well. Our exploration began by walking to the Bay front from the hostel so we could hire bikes for a day of exploring. Now,…

Day 3 of our Yosemite experience was to be our last day in the park. Indeed, we only had a few morning hours to enjoy the park before it we headed back to San Francisco to begin part two of our San Fran adventure. Whilst driving into the park and parking up for more photos…

Day Two started with glorious sunshine and blue skies stretching across the foothills outside the hotel window. Standing on the balcony welcoming the day, I couldn’t help but feel excited for today’s adventure. Today we were tackling a hike up to the top of the iconic Yosemite Falls, a hike described as strenuous at the…