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We left Alcatraz, arrived back on to the mainland around 2.00pm and walked down to Fisherman's Wharf to eat at a crowded outdoor restaurant. There is a collection of old ships in the Maritime National Park,  just by the Wharf so we went down to have a look. The collection runs from an 1890 steam ferryboat, the Eureka, to an 1886 square-rigger the Balclutha. There is also a 1907 steam tug the Hercules and a paddle tug the Eppleton. When the park closed we made our way back to the train terminus passing the turning area for the cable car. We got back to the Saint Francis Hotel, collected out luggage and got a taxi to the Aloft hotel near the airport (corny name). We would have liked to have stayed a further night in the city but they were fully booked. However there was a small indoor swimming pool at the Aloft, which was not being used by anyone else. So we spent a little time going up and down until we got bored and went t...