Andrew and I spent our first full day in San Mateo yesterday. We both woke up at 6am, feeling a bit jet-lagged but unusually perky for that time in the morning. Breakfast was a joy – “avocado toast” as they say here, accompanied with a poached egg and a cup of tea – we may or may not have brought with us 1000 Yorkshire teabags weighing more than 3kg. Needs must. We spent most of the day getting to know the local area in Downtown San Mateo, visiting various shops, cafés and continuing to get very excited by the enormous cars. We have discussed cars, and we are so far…

San Francisco watch out…Andrew and I have arrived! After an 11 hour flight, where we consumed vast quantities of gin, Baileys and wine, we arrived at the airport at 2pm West Coast time, stood in a very long queue, and were welcomed to the USA by a friendly passport checking man. A good start. I can’t quite believe it has finally happened – we are moving Stateside. Andrew has booked us a lovely Airbnb in San Mateo for a few days while we search for an apartment. We are in San Francisco Bay Area and I am overjoyed that even in November it is warm enough here to wear just…