'It was all settled, with one provision, that the Captain had to approve of us, and as the ship was in San Francisco docks we were asked to go on board and see the captain...
3 Sept 65 : Soon we’ll be sailors : San Francisco, California
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26 Aug 65 : Scenery and thick fog : Monterey, California
'We were able to see quite a bit of scenery - before the infamous Californian fog took over, and blotted everything out!!'
25 Aug 65 : Breakdown! : San Luis Obispo, California
'Fate has struck once again and this time a really cruel blow. Yesterday morning the VW started to make some horrible noises...'
23 Aug 65 : A friendly police warning : Morro Bay, California
'A car came trundling across the desert and it turned out to be the cops...'
22 Aug 65 : Zion, hail and Vegas : Barstow, California
'What must be the most Godforsaken place in the world - Nevada... absolute nothing, parched, dry, hot and horrible.'
20 August 65 : A Grand Canyon disappointment : Zion National Park, Utah
'We spent most of today looking at the Grand Canyon, and this to me was a great disappointment... I found it rather drab and uninteresting.'
19 August 65 : Fun, friends and fire : Grand Canyon, USA
'The stove was inside the van, and so was Colin, who vanished behind a wall of flame. The whole van was filled with flame...'
