Thanks for reading our road trip blog, which finishes here. When I relaunch Jolly Old England, probably in 2012, I will actually add some facts about the places we visited! My forte is more silly jokes, as you will have noticed. Thankfully, Rachel has taken a lot of notes about the history of places we have seen. Here is a medley of pics from our last few days in windy San Francisco. Oh, and there'll be a Road Trip Movie coming soon.
Here's us on our bike trip across the Golden Gate Bridge and into Sausalito and then (20 miles total, wheeze wheeze) Tiburon. Still, it was great fun, Rachel assures me.
The GGB seen through wet ferry windows:
Rachel went off on her own mission to Haight Ashbury (hippieville) and then the Golden Gate Bridge Park:
And here are the Alcatraz pics...
This is the cell of Frank Morris, played by Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He and his neighbours, two brothers, miraculously tunnelled through their air vents, into the narrow utility corridor behind their cells, and climbed on to the roof. They attempted to cross the strong currents and icy waters of the water around the island. It is assumed they drowned but no-one knows for sure. Some people doubt the official version that they used spoons to burrow through the brick. It certainly seems unlikely. What isn't in doubt is that they created paper mache heads, which they stuck in their beds to fool the guards. Mazin'!
Above: I took a pic of the spot where Clint sits in Escape from Alcatraz while watching it just before we left. I found it!
Solitary. For them what has been naughty.
Am gonna miss these posts.... but looking forward to seeing you both!
So when / where's your next road trip?
Posted by: Anna K | 15/04/2011 at 10:39 PM
I didn't drown, actually.
Posted by: Frank, Morris's Papier Maché Store, Idaho, Kentucky | 27/04/2011 at 01:46 PM