We survived San Francisco and now conquering Sacramento! This morning included cleaning the house and packing up again. I have to admit, it was much faster when we had all you parents helping but the kids did pretty well!
We braved the San Francisco traffic (35 minutes to travel a few miles) again to get to Alcatraz Landing. The weather cleared up just for us and the warm sun made the morning much more enjoyable. Everyone had a great time following the audio tour of the prison. It seems the days are flying by. We were hoping to do a little more touring but wanted to get on the road. We didnt make it to Fairfield before 4 o'clock so our Jelly Belly tour is postponed until Monday on our way toward Big Sur.
We got to our campsite around dusk. The kids were so excited! There is nothing better than nature to brighten the mood! Unbeknownst to me, the campsites I got for the boys are twice as nice as the girls! The girls aren't to thrilled about it... sounds like war! By the time we ate dinner and unpacked it was way too dark to explore so we are excited to do it tomorrow. It is beautiful out here. We are a mile north of Sutter's Mill in Gold country.
Question of the day: What else was Alcatraz used for besides a prison?
5 comments:
It was a military and naval base in 1850 to 1861
It was a military prison and a light house
-Anthony
a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison.
militay and navel base
For a short time Native Americans occupied it and tried to claim it as their own land, in the end it didn't work.
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