Since we had a three day off last weekend and the weather in SF was perfect, we decided to make another trip to Alcatraz.  We all still remembered our trip to Alcatraz two years ago, but none of us minded going again.  We planned well and parked in a good spot.  Since it was a holiday weekend, there were lots of people in SF.  We had a nice lunch at the pier first; we wanted fish and chips, and Logan was tempted by the crowd with street food and had a hotdog instead.  Then we were off to the ferry ride.  Once we arrived at the island, we all recalled the drill.  We walked inside the cellhouse and got situated with the audio tour headsets.  The tour was excellent and we all enjoyed it just as much as last time.  We spent some time in the gift shop afterward and bought some souvenirs, and finally picked up a hot cocoa too.  Fortunately as we exited, we were able to rush to the departing ferry and saved a lot of waiting time.  This was a newer and nicer ferry and the ride was quite enjoyable.

   When we returned to the city, we decided to walk to the Fisherman’s Wharf as it was such a beautiful day.  There were many people and lots of things to see there.  We checked out a few interesting stores and came across a store called Mirror Maze; both boys were interested, so I went with them.  It was actually very cool inside.  The boys and I had fun running around and getting lost.  We found the exit but we decided against leaving and staying inside longer.  At one point, we were racing to the exit; Connor and I got separated with Logan, and it took us over 5 minutes to be reunited with him.  Finally we came out of the maze and we all ran to Stuart to share our experience which made him wish that he had gone with us.  We walked around the wharf some more, got some ice cream and snack before we headed back to our parking.  Connor also asked to stop for quite awhile watching a street entertainer.  By the time we got home, Buddy was very happy to see us after being alone for 8 hours.