Travelling America - San Fran to Yosemite

After a wonderful couple of days in New York City me and my friend, Molly, had to jump on a plane to San Francisco. This took us into a time zone 3 hours behind where we had been and that's just the start of my body clock getting confused! 

We landed the afternoon before the trek began so we had some time to get our bearings and to grab some food. We had a brief meeting with our tour guide and those on our trip that evening and then we headed to bed for some much needed sleep!

The next morning we were taken on a bus tour around the city, we were told the history and some interesting facts about San Fran. We had a few hours to wander around the harbour and grab some lunch before heading back onto the coach. We were then dropped off at one end the iconic Golden Gate Bridge so that we could walk across it, something I've always wanted to do, however it takes a lot longer than you'd think! It was very windy and foggy of course, quite typical of the location. 

We were then lucky enough to have a sunset cruise included in our trip, it was a lovely way to get to know the other people travelling with us and even though it was cold, it was a lot of fun. And yes, a wave did catch me out, I got wet.

The next morning we jumped on the coach and headed south west to Bass Lake, here we stayed at the beautiful Pines Resort. We shared a chalet between three and it was just the most picturesque surroundings. The sun was shining as we arrived so of course we headed straight for the pool.

From Bass Lake we travelled the short distance for a day trip to Yosemite National Park, a place I had been looking forward to since I landed in America. I have to say it totally lived up to it's reputation, the views were spectacular and we spent the day hiking and exploring.

Back to the resort we had a lovely meal and another sunset boat trip. This one we were allowed to jump off of into the lake. It was incredible; we had music playing, drinks flowing and conversations with people who were rapidly becoming good friends. The water was warm and the sun was setting, it was the perfect end to an amazing day.

Keep an eye out for my next post to follow the rest of my journey.

Beth xo