Alcatraz from mainland

A day at 'The Bay'

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September 28th 2009
Day 162 (Monday 28/09/09, NJJ) Up at 5.45am. After breakfast we packed the van up to be at San Francisco airport by 7am. We had hurried 'byes' because Jamie couldn't park anywhere. I was especially sad to see the three J's leaving as I felt quite spoilt that we'd shared so much with them. It was good though to think we had over a month for just the two of us to enjoy the last of our travelling an ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more