Well, whose dumb idea was this???!!!
Prayers were not answered and we all felt HORRIBLE when we got up this morning. We struggled to get out of the hotel to make it to the taxi to make it to the docks for our ferry to Alcatraz. What is the worst thing you can do when you are already not feeling well? Get on a boat in rough seas to ferry across to an island that you have to hike around -- in the rain. It was cold, but not freezing. More just that wet cold. We were determined to get our tourist on though and explore the islands. So we headed off to Alcatraz looking for adventures and to hear about life on "the rock".
We were all pleasantly surprised by all the history & knowledge we gained from our visit and tour. It really is an amazing place and I could have spent all day there....on another day! I love imagining what life back then. We were all surprised to hear that the guards & their families all lived on the island as well. They had play yards, and would ferry the kids to the mainland for school everyday. Pretty unique getting to live on the rock as a kid!
Anyways, we were getting close to being "done" on the island, we decided it was time to catch the boat back and head to the hotel for naps. We were supposed to go to Angel Island after Alcatraz, but we decided to skip that one. Also, it started POURING on us. We were soaked!
So we hopped on the ferry, headed back to the mainland, off to the hotel and napped.
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