Sophie's+6+Week+Blog

I am leaving for the airport tomorrow at 4 but we fly out at 6 and arrive at 10:30 on Friday 1 April- we get to relive the day!!!!!!!

=1 April in NZ: We are just about to leave for the airport!!!!!! We're all packed and ready. I'm going to miss you guys!!!!! I will try to keep in touch so watch this space!!!!!!!=

1 April in San Francisco: I arrived in San Francisco at 10:30 this morning and I got nearly 0% of sleep so I am feeling very tired today. It is Friday 1 April because I am a day behind you guys. We did have tvs but I didn't really watch much. On Sunday, we are driving for 2 and a half hours to go to Angel's camp where we are staying for 2 days before flying the 12 hours to England. I just LOVE flying. I feel sick the WHOLE way because I get motion sick. It really sucks because we are going on 4 planes, lots of car drives, a few trains and a few buses. I will post again when I find something more to post about. Have a good weekend and be glad you are not taking two overnight plane trips within 4 days when you get motion sick.

Today we went to Sausalito and I got a purple jumper. I slept for about 12 hours last night and this morning we went to an Italian cafe for breakfast. It's really cool because there's a Chinatown area (we're in it), there's an Italian area and a Japan area. The Chinatown shops have some really cool shops with little bits and pieces. We rode the cable car and went to Lombard street which is a kinda strange street (look on google). There are some quite nice shops around Union Square including a Mexican shop where we got tacos for dinner (because i know how much some of you like tacos...). Having an awesome time and tomorrow we are driving to Angel's Camp to stay with some friends. I will post again tomorrow hopefully with some pics!!!!

This morning we got up, packed our things then went out and got breakfast at Happy Donuts. We then made our way across a few dozen blocks with heavy trekking backpacks to reach the train station. We then took the BART train to San Francisco airport where we picked up our hired car and drove the two and a half hours to Angel's Camp to stay with Dan and Eleanor Darby.Caitlin, Charlotte, Imogen and I are staying in their caravan which is REALLY cool because it has everything you would need like a microwave, oven, cupboards, a bathroom and two beds. Everyone here has an accent and they narrow our accent down to either from New Zealand or Australia. Tomorrow we are going to Yosemite (look on google) which should be cool.

Last night was really cold!!!!!! We got up reasonably early this morning and drove for 2 and a half hours to get to Yosemite. We stopped quite a bit on the way to take photos. There was snow EVERYWHERE!!!!!!! We had a big snowball fight at one point and I managed to put snow down my Mums top. We saw a few squirrels, deer, ravens and hawks. Tomorrow we go to the airport and head off to england!!!!!! It's very exciting because I haven't been there for 9 years!!!!!! Please comment so I know that SOME people are reading this and it will give me more reason to keep writing.

I am currently writing from the airport because we are getting on a plane to England at 7:55. Dad is going to give me tablets to make me sleep so it might not be so bad this time. This morning we had waffles and bacon for breakfast. Dan and Eleanor's caravan has walls that move in to make it thinner and easier to drive around. We returned our rental car and had 4 hours and 25 minutes to wait and only 1 and a half hours remain. Tomorrow I will try and post again with pictures!!!!! There will be a lot of walking guaranteed for tomorrow.

As guaranteed, there was a LOT of walking. After we got off the plane, I (being motion sick and all) was not feeling happy. We collected our luggage and headed towards the underground (the train). After going on 2 trains we then had to walk for '10 minutes' to get to the travel lodge. It took a LOT longer than that. Charlotte, Imogen and I stopped at a bus stop for a break and Mum said she would come back for us. A girl got off a bus and waited at the stop with us. I realised I knew her from some recent pictures I'd seen. It was my best friend from 9 years ago, Naomi. I said hi to her then Dad came to get us. That evening we went to a friends house for dinner and they took some of the stuff we weren't going to take to France. The next day we went to Harrods and Hamleys (look up on google) which are REALLY big stores. Harrods has a lot of general stuff while Hamleys is a toy store. We went to see our friends we hadn't seen for 9 years for dinner and we taught the kids how to play Ninja. We took the train to France and are here until Tuesday. We have seen most of the tourist attractions.

Went to the Louvre today and saw the Mona Lisa. Tomorrow we go back to England!!!!! I only realised today but on friday we had been to 3 different countries in a week!!!!! England will be a lot more relaxing.

We have arrived back in England!!!!! We are staying in a friends house and Georgina and Charlie came over to see us. Yesterday we went to the Tower of London and saw the Crown Jewels. This morning we are going to Kingston then this evening we are going to see The Lion King at a theatre. Have fun on your last day of term!!!!!!

Since I last wrote I have re-met (if thats even a word...) Charlie, Georgina, Peter and Kate, fed some squirrels, had lasagne for lunch and dinner because we went to two different houses and went to the house of a family of multi-millionaires because my aunt and uncle work for them. All the people here are REALLY nice. My parents really attract nice people.... We are going to stay in someone elses house now and they live really close to the Edwards.

We are now 2 doors down from the Edwards. Recently we have gone to see Rachael and her kids, Isabelle, Peter, Matthew, Luke and their families (I generally mean that when I write just the kids names). Today we are going to go out for the day with the Edwards.

Yesterday we went to the Passion play which is the crucifiction and resurrection of Jesus. It was REALLY hot. Today we are going to visit Mark, Juliet and their kids along with Mark, Anna and their kids. We have been going to peoples houses for lunch and dinner a LOT. But that's ok because it's fun.

At Mark and Anna's, we had a big water fight and got thoroughly soaked. At Mark and Juliet's, we played badminton and fed their tortoises. The next day we had an Easter egg hunt with the Edwards. We went to Hampton Court Palace the next day with the Edwards. It was quite interesting. Yesterday we left England to go to America. I'm really going to miss everyone in England. We arrived in America and crashed at a hotel. The next morning we had waffles because they had a batter dispensing machine and a waffle maker. We are staying at a friends house. We went to Camarillo which is a big shopping place. We are all still quite tired from the trip and the time difference. We missed the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton by 3 days.

After I last posted we went to another shop and bought some stuff, went to Hollywood and saw the stars down the street and saw the Grand Canyon (it snowed!!!). Today we are going to drive to Las Vagas.

It took about 4 hours to get to Las Vegas. We stayed at the Tahiti Village Hotel. It had a pool and a lazy river!!!!!!! We went to the m&m shop, the coca-cola shop, saw the Pirate ship show at the treasure island hotel and we saw the volcano erupt at the mirage hotel.

Since I last wrote, we drove back to LA, stayed at the same friends house for a few days, drove down to Anaheim and sorted out maps and tickets for Disney Land tomorrow. Imogen is VERY excited. It's less than a week now until I come back and after that then it's only a week until my birthday.

Disneyland was really fun. Imogen and Charlotte went on California Screamin' 7 times!!!!! We all especially enjoyed the pin trading. I also bought a sword at Disneyland and it is REALLY cool. It's a replica of Frodo's sword in Lord of the Rings!!! I am now back home with a headache from the plane. I will tell you more details at school on Monday!!!!!!