While waiting for the flight to return home from San Francisco after the ASCB meeting, we visited the notorious prison island Alcatraz.

We needed to reach Alcatraz by boat.

Despite the chilling rain, the spirit of adventure was quite high.

We toured the whole charming island with a grim history.

(The backdrop is the city of San Francisco.)

(The backdrop is the penitentiary building and the light house.)

The tour made a wonderful conclusion to our trip westward. We headed home feeling super-charged!