My back was hurting so much from lugging around my 8-lb lens that I changed it out for my cheapo kit lens on Wednesday when we went to Alcatraz. Turns out something is wrong with its focusing mechanism, and I spent the day angrily trying to force the camera to work, then giving in and using my phone.
Landing on the Rock! It rained intermittently throughout the day, but we managed to stay relatively dry.
showers
parade grounds
So close, and yet so far. We took a tour on all the escape attempts, and no prisoner ever managed a successful escape.
Not exactly luxury accommodations.
The tour guide said they don’t shut you in the cells anymore because sometimes they have trouble getting them back open.
Solitary confinement.
Not as scary as the kids had feared.
I’m not sure why Susie was so happy in most of these pictures. She really loves audio tours.
We headed out that night, stopping in Davis for dinner and ice cream.
