...OMG...this was an awesome tour...I can't believe I haven't posted since the middle of June...we have been on the go nonstop...I will try to go back and catch up little by little...pictures cannot begin to show the beauty in this country...from the Saguaros to the Grand Canyon to Sedona to the balloon ride to the San Francisco Pier 39 to Napa Valley to Alcatraz.....see how far behind I am....here's a few of yesterday's pics from Alcatraz....when we arrived on the island we were gathered together and given a brief 200 year history of the island from the military, to the prison, to the Indian take over and now the National park ownership...we were lead up the hill to receive audio headsets to take us on a self guided tour....it was so cool....the sounds and narration was just like you were actually there...the clanking of the cell doors and the guards talking....there were 14 separate attempts to escape...
5 of those men were never heard from or seen...presumed drowned...three escaped from holes they made using their spoons to enlarge the area behind the ventilator vent...they climbed to the top of the cell block and onto the roof....
upon entering the system on the island, the inmates are given showers and issued clothes....
the ride back on the boat gave us a wonderful view of San Francisco.....we then walked to Fishermans Wharf and bought some sourdough bread at the Boudin Bakery...oh, the aromas from the ovens...we walked on down to Hyde Street to try and catch a cable car....lines were too long so we walked across the street to the famous Buena Vista and had one of their delicous Irish Coffee....hit the spot on a chilly day....walked a little farther to catch the F trolley, then the Bart, then the train back to Fairfield....a long GREAT day....
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