Yesterday we went on a trip to Muir Wood. This is a very old wood full of redwood trees. These can be the tallest trees in the world and live for over a thousand years. We went on a coach trip and the coach driver was very nice.

This is Glen Washington - the coach driver. He was very knowledgeable - and very funny too, at times.

We went through a little town called Sausalito, which is built on a hillside.

It was a very winding, steep downward road to Muir Wood. (Glen said it was so scary that he closed his eyes while driving down!!!)

The trees are very, very tall....

... so tall, it is hard to photograph them!

They are so big at the bottom, you can stand inside them!

On the way back, we stopped at Sausalito and took this photo of San Francisco across the bay.

Today (Saturday) was our beach day. The beach is just down the road from our apartment.

It was very very warm - the sand almost burnt my feet! Here is Dad and me sitting in the sun.

And here is Mum and me going to cool off in the sea.

Later on, when watching the surfers, we spotted two tri-angular fins making their way along the ocean! We wondered what they were. Sharks?!?! The surfers didn't seem that bothered and there was no screaming, so we decided that it was probably porpoises or dolphins! But we didn't go swimming, though...

Afterwards we went to The Java Beach Cafe for a meal.

Mum and Dad said it was the best salad they had ever had!

Hester