Looking for a brief break from Monterey, the staff took advantage of the time in between teams and ran up to San Francisco for some well-earned down time. Winding up coastal Route 1, we arrived in SF in the afternoon and hung out along the piers while we waited for our ferry to Alcatraz. While waiting to get on the ferry we ran into Penny and Andrew from Team 2! Unfortunately they were already coming back from Alcatraz and we could only talk for a few minutes before our ferry left the dock. We learned all about the history of Alcatraz, including the history of the maximum security prison and the Native American occupation in the 1960's. After several hours of touring around the buildings, we headed back to SF to find our hotel. We danced the night away to the only Peruvian salsa band in SF at a benefit for the Peruvian earthquake relief fund!! We were so excited to be part of the event, even though we proved to be amateures at salsa dancing! The next day we walked across the Golden Gate Bridge on a beautiful sunny afternoon. After buying some souvenirs for our families and catching dinner at a great Mexican building, we headed back to Monterey refreshed and excited to get back in the field!!