June 14, 2012
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wednesday we got up and headed to Fisherman’s Wharf so we could go to Alcatraz. I’d never been and when Nancy mentioned that she wanted to go I thought it would be a great idea. I figured the prison itself would be pretty boring but the ferry ride and the grounds would be awesome. And they were. We almost missed it! I didn’t realize til we got in the car that I didn’t really know where I was supposed to go and then I parked way far away by accident. But we made it in time and got on the ferry. Here are some views on the way to the island:
Nancy:
The boat landing at Alcatraz:
The prison has an audio tour but it was really slow moving so I didn’t use it. I wandered around and was about as impressed as I thought I’d be:
The recreation yard:
It’s actually a handsome building. It’s in terrible decay though:
Beautiful gardens:
Those are all nesting seabirds:
Baby on board:
They look like flowers but those are baby birds in the tree:
Back on the ferry to go back to San Francisco:
We had lunch at In-n-out which Nancy had never been to. She thought it was pretty good:
We got back in the car and went on a little drive around the city. I took her to the incredibly evocative Holocaust Memorial:
We stopped by the store and headed home for dinner. I was cooking and made crab cakes that turned out really well:
I also devilled some eggs:
After dinner we said goodbye to Nancy and hello to Russ’s cousin who’s gonna be staying with us for a couple of days. It’s a crazy ass summer!
