A thick fog has descended over Union Square this morning,
shrouding the skyline in a cloak of dirty grey.
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| Fog over Union Square |
Starting the day with a hearty breakfast at Mel’s Drive In,
one of those typical American diners that is all chrome and juke boxes. My breakfast is a ‘short stack with eggs’ and
a one-way ticket to an early grave - pancakes so thick you can use them as tea
trays and a small bucket of syrup to slather over everything. $35 for the pleasure and furred arteries.
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| Mel's Drive In - you'll never go hungry |
Taking the Golden Gate ferry across the bay to Sausalito
($10.75 for a one way ride). Visibility
is pretty much zero leaving San Francisco but glorious sunshine arriving in
Sausalito. The weather is definitely bonkers
in these parts.
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Sausalito
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Sausalito is a quaint little town catering largely for day
trippers who fancy a boat ride and a large ice cream. We browsed all the grockle shops and relaxed
in a local bar enjoying the sunshine and pleasant atmosphere.
In contrast, the night trip to Alcatraz was full of sunset
scenes and brooding menace as night descended on ‘The Rock’.
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| Leaving Pier 33 for the Alcatraz tour |
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| Alcatraz |
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| Sunset over The Rock |
I recommend the 6.30 pm trip if you are
visiting the prison as darkness gives the place a distinctly creepy
atmosphere. With our new super cameras,
we were able to capture some great shots of the place.
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| A forebidding place at night |
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| The cell block |
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Creepy even more so with the empty cells
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