This morning we boarded a ferry at 11am to go to Alcatraz. Paul and I visited The Rock in 2011, it was one of our favourite tours so we decided to go again so the girls could hear the story of how the prisoners escaped. Jess really enjoyed the tour but Summie didn’t like it… Continue reading Return to Alcatraz
Category: San Francisco
Henry Cowell Redwood State Park
We left Carmel Valley at lunch time to drive to San Francisco, our last stop of the trip. It was a three hour drive, so we stopped half way at a beautiful redwood forest, similar to Muir Woods. We did the smaller trail, but saw some amazing trees, the tallest being about 84m tall, over… Continue reading Henry Cowell Redwood State Park
The Sights of San Francisco
There is so much to do in San Francisco, but we are only here for a few days so are squeezing everything in! We drove across the Golden Gate Bridge a few times because our accommodation was in Larkspur just above the bridge. I expected it to be golden but actually it’s red, the best… Continue reading The Sights of San Francisco
Alcatraz
Today was really fun, we packed in as much as possible as it was our only full day in San Francisco. This morning we drove into Fisherman’s Wharf for our trip to Alcatraz, the rock is just over a mile from the bay so they offer a boat ride as part of the trip. The… Continue reading Alcatraz
Muir Woods
This afternoon we decided to visit the giant Redwood trees at Muir Woods just across the Golden Gate Bridge, it is a beautiful park with a stream running through and has humungous trees. Paul enjoyed taking photographs and I enjoyed the twinkling sunshine peeping through the treetops. The drive in San Francisco was beautiful, it… Continue reading Muir Woods