Alcatraz... "The Rock"...Today was our final day in SanFrancisco, but our transfer from the Hotel to the airport was not until 5pm, so we decided to put in some more sight-seeing before we departed for good. After checking out of the Hotel room but storing our bags for the day with the Hotel Bell desk, we made our way by taxi to Pier 33 for the cruise to Alcatraz Island commonly known as “The Rock”. 
After a very short ferry ride, a steep hike up the hill brings you to the main cell block made famous in the movies with the escape of Frank Norris and John and Clarence Anglin who made their escape through the airvents of their cells and into the utility corridor. They then climbed their way up to the roof, sliding down a drain pipe and then on to the shoreline where they used a raft made out of raincoats. They were never seen again and no-one knows to this day if they actually survived the icy waters or drowned in the attempt.
After our trip to Alcatraz we decided to catch a cable car back to the Hotel to complete the San Francisco experience. These modes of transport have complete right of way and regularly stop right in the middle of an intersection to drop off or take on passengers.
This pretty much rounded off our four and a half week holiday to North America. By 9pm that evening we were winging our way back to Auckland, then Sydney and finally back to Perth.
After a very short ferry ride, a steep hike up the hill brings you to the main cell block made famous in the movies with the escape of Frank Norris and John and Clarence Anglin who made their escape through the airvents of their cells and into the utility corridor. They then climbed their way up to the roof, sliding down a drain pipe and then on to the shoreline where they used a raft made out of raincoats. They were never seen again and no-one knows to this day if they actually survived the icy waters or drowned in the attempt.After our trip to Alcatraz we decided to catch a cable car back to the Hotel to complete the San Francisco experience. These modes of transport have complete right of way and regularly stop right in the middle of an intersection to drop off or take on passengers.
This pretty much rounded off our four and a half week holiday to North America. By 9pm that evening we were winging our way back to Auckland, then Sydney and finally back to Perth.
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