Escape from Alcatraz

We boarded the boat this morning at 10:30am and headed across the pay to Alcatraz, although it was like a mill pond, Mrs B does not do boats so stayed firmly placed in her seat, the kids were none too sure either.


It was therefore left to Mr B to explore the boat and take the following photo's (are you impressed hodge?)

Bay Bridge:


San Francisco:

Alcatrax:

Here is Lance Corporal Beaney,just back from Afganistan!


Alcatrax Prison, it is still unknown if anyone ever escaped, 3 people attempted to escape by trying to swim off the island in a raft made from raincoats, the following morning torn up raincoats were seen floating out to sea, the 3 people were never seen again.


Many people have said I should have been locked up years ago!


One of the things that was so cruel about Alcatraz was that it was so close to San Francisco that the inmates could see what they were missing. This is the view from the Recreation Yard, prisoners would get up to 3 hours on a weekend to spend outside, depending upon priveleges. Depending upon the direction of the wind they could often here late night parties, people laughing and singing coming across the bay.



A typical cell:


One attempted escape was carried out by creating concrete pretend heads to put in the beds of prisoners, whilst the real prisoners dug tunnels behind the air vents. These concrete heads even had real hair glued onto them. I think Hodge could use a similar method and create a concrete model of someone asleep at his desk and then go on permanent billy time.