The Rock

Saturday was a day filled with tourist activities, walking, more tourist activities, and more walking. Needless to say we haven't figured out the bus system yet. All in due time.

We boarded the ferry for the Alcatraz tour at 9:30 after a 45 minute walk from our apartment. We spent a good 3 hours or so on the island. The audio tour is pretty cool because you do it at your own speed. Here are a few of the pictures from our tour. The rest can be found at our Shutterfly page (click on the link over on the right side). It was a dreary, foggy day so most of the pictures are pretty blah.

We got lucky and the day we went to Alcatraz they had a former inmate and former guard speaking. We got even luckier and got our picture taken with them. The gentleman on the right was a former guard, George Devincenzi. The gentleman on the left was the former inmate. His name is Robert Luke, or #1118AZ as they were all referred to as a number, and the AZ stands for Alcatraz. It was pretty incredible listening to them speak about their experiences, especially Luke. When he was released from Alcatraz he kept that a secret from lots of family and friends. Only recently when he started returning to the prison and talking in front of a crowd did he tell most people.

Of course we had to take pictures from inside the cells.

The boat ride to and from the island was pretty chilly.

It was a long day with more activities to write about, but they will have to wait.