1. Manchester Airport 27th June 2009: Take off early on Saturday morning heading for the US of A! 2. Frankfurt Airport 27th June 2009: A short stop was required in Frankfurt before a flight on to San Fran! 3. San Francisco Airport 27th June 2009: I arrived late afternoon in San Francisco 4. San Francisco 28th June 2009: My 2 week Suntrek Trip California Dreamin' started early on Sunday morning. 5. Monterrey 28th June 2009: After some sight seeing in San Fran our first stop was Monterrey. 6. Big Sur 28th June 2009: Our first night was spent in Big Sur where far too much alcohol was consumed! 7. Santa Barbara 29th June 2009: Next day we visited the picturesque ocean front town of Santa Barbara. 8. Malibu Creek 29th June 2009: The night was spent at a campsite in Malibue Creek 9. Santa Monica 30th June 2009: A few of went around Santa Monica and a beach front bike ride whilst others went to Universal Studios 10. Holywood, LA 30th June 2009: A few days after Michael Jackson's death there was an eery silence at his HoF star. 11. San Diego Beach 1st July 2009: Another day on the beach ensued in San Diego, I managed to get myself hideously sunburnt! 12. San Diego 1st July 2009: A baseball game was the name of the evening in San Diego. 13. Joshua Tree NP 2nd July 2009: A change of scenery next in Joshua Tree NP. 14. Lake Havasu 2nd July 2009: The night was spent at Lake Havasu which was unplesantly hot! 15. Grand Canyon 3rd July 2009: A visit to Grand Canyon was next up, the size is difficult to comprehend! 16. Las Vegas 4th July 2009: Vegas for a few days starting on Independence Day! Much alcohol was consumed! 17. Death Valley 7th July 2009: The extreme heats and wilderness of Death Valley was quite a shock after several days in Vegas! 18. Yosemite NP 8th July 2009: The stunning beauty of Yosemite NP was up next! 19. Petaluma 10th July 2009: The last night together as a group was spent in the company of too much alcohol (again). 20. San Francisco 11th July 2009: Several days were spent exploring San Fran as one by one members of the suntrek group left. 21. Reno 14th July 2009: I travelled to Reno to meet Danny, an old friend from a summer camp I worked at a few years back. 22. Lake Tahoe 15th July 2009: We drove back to Davis where his parents live the next day and stopped at Lake Tahoe 23. Davis 15th July 2009: A brief stop was had in Davis where we met up with a few of Danny's friends. 24. Sacramento 16th July 2009: The day was spent around Sacramento and I got to see the door to Mr Schwarzenegger's office. 25. Portland 16th July 2009: A short flight was taken to the Oregon city of Portland 26. Portland Gigs 17th July 2009: Two days were spent just out of town seeing Death Cab for Cutie and The Decemberists. 27. Portland International Raceway 19th July 2009: A trip was taken to PIR to see some Nascar action. 28. Portland 20th July 2009: Several days were spent in the Northwest Hostel meeting various people from all over. 29. Victoria 24th July 2009: Next I headed up to Victoria, Canada to meet my Uncle Glenn, where a weekend was spent including taking part in a tennis tournament! 30. Seattle 28th July 2009: I headed back down to USA and to Seattle for a week. 31. Snoquailme Falls 29th July 2009: The hostel put on a really nice trip to Snoquailme Falls which made a change to get out of the city. 32. Seattle 30th July 2009: Several days were spent exploring the city and on hostel run nights out! 33. Mt Rainier 5th August 2009: I went on a day trip to Mt Rainier which was once again a cool break from the city. 34. Vancouver Jericho Park 6th August 2009: A few days were spent in the hostel just out of town from Vancouver, events included running in the Ocean at midnight and beach fires! 35. Vancouver Downtown 9th August 2009: A fun filled week was spent in the downtown hostel in Vancouver, with the hostel putting on many events it had a party atmosphere! 36. Lynn Canyon 11th August 2009: Erik's trip to Lynn Canyon was the name of the game on Tuesday. The guy is a legend! 37. Capilano Suspension Bridge 14th August 2009: Erik's other trip to Capilano Suspension Bridge mixing in visiting random parts of the city with some random countryside! 38. Kings of Leon Gig 15th August 2009: Impromptu gig I ended up going to! I wasn't going until new tickets were added that morning. And that was only part of a very eventful day! 39. Clearwater Town 16th August 2009: My second suntrek trip - a 3 week tour around the Rockies and Vancouver Island started with a stop in Clearwater 40. Clearwater Lake Canoe Trip 17th August 2009: The first two days were spent on a spectacular canoe trip up Clearwater Lake 41. Mt Robson 19th August 2009: On our way to Jasper there was a mass dive into an icey cold lake at the foothills of Mt Robson. 42. Jasper 20th August 2009: A few days were spent in Jasper. 43. Columbia Icefields 22nd August 2009: A visit to the Columbia Icefields meant a hike up the fast receeding glacier. 44. Banff: 22nd August 2009: Banff meant heading out on Saturday night as well as seeing the other local sites. 45. Lake Louise 25th August 2009: On a day of many lakes we went to Lake Louise... 46. Moraine Lake 25th August 2009: And Moraine Lake... 47. Ermerald Lake 25th August 2009: And Emerarld Lake! 48. Golden 26th August 2009: A day was spent in Golden whilst others when White Water Rafting, it's a place of too many mosquitos! 49. Kamloops 27th August 2009: A stop was taken in Kamloops on our way to Vancouver Island. 50. Whistler 28th August 2009: A brief stop/drive thru was had at whistler, we were meant to have lunch there but failed to find anywhere! 51. Port Alberini 28th August 2009: After crossing over the river we spent the evening in Port Alberini. 52. Tofino 29th August 2009: We spent several days on the Pacific seafront at the beautiful Tofino 53. Victoria 1st September 2009: We spent a few days in Victoria the capital of BC. 54. Vancouver Campsite 3rd September 2009: Arrival back in Vancouver, I ended up meeting up with some old friends from before the suntrek trip. 55. Vancouver 5th September 2009: My last few days were spent meeting up with my second cousin pulling an all nighter before starting the trip home. 56. Vancouver Airport 6th September 2009: Early on Monday morning having not slept for about 20 hours I started the trip home. 57. Los Angeles Airport 6th September 2009: I had to stop off at LA Airport on the way. 58. Heathrow Airport 7th September 2009: A long flight later I was back on UK soil, they made me check in my duty free alcohol as extra baggage though! 59. Manchester Airport 7th September 2009: I arrive home some 2 and half months after I left. It all went so quick! :( 0-MANC1 1-FRANKF 2-SANAIR 3-SANH1 4-MONT 5-BIGSUR 6-SBARBA 7-MALIBU 8-SMONIC 9-HOLYWO 10-SDBEA 11-SANDI 12-JOSHT 13-HAVAS 14-GRNDC 15-VEGAS 16-DVAL 17-YOSEM 18-PETAL 19-SANH2 20-RENO 21-TAHOE 22-DAVIS 23-SACR 24-PORT1 25-PGIGS 26-PIR 27-PORT2 28-GLENN 29-SEAT1 30-SNOQ 31-SEAT2 32-RAINE 33-VANJE 34-VANHO 35-LYNC 36-CAPS 37-KOLGI 38-CLEAR 39-CLLAK 40-ROBSO 41-JASPE 42-ICEFI 43-BANFF 44-LAKEL 45-MORAI 46-EMERA 47-GOLDE 48-KAMLO 49-WHIST 50-PALBE 51-TOFIN 52-VICTO 53-VANCC 54-VANC3 55-VANCA 56-LAAIR 57-HEATH 58-HOME