Alcatraz/Eureka

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We didnt get to see Alcatraz on our first day because it was fully booked. So we just checked out some places around the city like the cable cars, chinatown, and fishermans wharf. There were loads of street entertainers here doing the usual stuff, but the best one was simple; a guy just holding a bush to hide behind and making people jump as they walked by..including me. He had loads of spectators on the opposite pavement too.

We had Alacatraz booked for our last day. It was foggy over the bay as it had been every other day, and on the island it was really windy. A free audio tour was included which had former guards and inmates telling stories to guide you through which was very interesting. It was a surprise to see how small the cells were and how narrow the corridors are. The audio tour didnt point out all the specific cells that people like Al Capone occupied which I thought it would, but it definitely wasnt a disappointment. Heres a picture of Geo in "The hole", one of the isolation cells.

Yesterday we left San Francisco and headed for Eureka which was a 5 hour 250 mile drive. Its a town on the coast not far from the Northern border of California with Oregon. The weather was sunny all the way until we got to the town where we have more fog. Its pretty cold out so were hoping it will improve again as we head inland. Were visiting a brewery for lunch today and going to the cinema, then going to an rv park near redwood national park.