I'm not sure why I didn't just finish out our second day because I only have one more photo left, but here we go finishing day two and into day three.
We went back to the hotel and all met up to go to dinner. We went to a Japanese restaurant near Fisherman's Wharf. Jordan and I were on a quest for California sushi. We live in a landlocked state and eat sushi nearly once a week as it is. So, we couldn't wait to try out some places in a coastal state. I forgot to mention that the night before Jordan went out on a run once we got back to our room. After his run he went to a place called Flying Ninja Sushi for a hand roll, so we went back so that I could get some sushi too.
Flying Ninja is small, super small. The bar area is probably the biggest area of the restaurant. They only had one waitress too. We were fortunate that it wasn't crowded that night, but our party of 6 took up nearly all of the space there. That night we ordered a California Roll, Eel Roll (always a favorite), and a shrimp tempura roll with mango and strawberries on top. We had some nigiri with it.
Jordan ordered another roll that had banana on it. I wasn't a fan of that one. He was on his own with that one. After dinner we went to an ice cream shop called Norman's. They served locally made ice cream. We met Norman. He was really nice.
The next morning we were up and packed early. We had tickets to go to Alcatraz before heading out of San Francisco. We had tried getting tickets to the last tour of the day, but you have to get those months in advance. So, we took the tickets to the earliest tour and set out on a downhill march to the pier. This day we were experiencing more traditional San Francisco weather. It was overcast, foggy, and chilly. As we were taking the ferry out to the island we actually saw swimmer's in the water training for a triathlon that weekend. It was pure dedication.
When we arrived a park ranger was there to give us some details about where to go and a short history of the island. Unfortunately the ranger never mentioned in what cells some of the more infamous prisoners of Alcatraz stayed. I thought though that throughout the tour those would be pointed out.
Baby seagulls:
This is a photograph of the morgue. There was a sign that stated that two women died at Alcatraz. Many families of the guards actually lived on the island, which I found really interesting. Some guards commuted to the island every day though. The sign stated that one woman committed suicide on the island, but it never stated how the other woman died. I did a quick search, but I haven't been able to find anything. It definitely leaves an air of mystery. Although it could have been from completely natural causes.
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