The PaddlerUK magazine September 2015 issue 4 | Page 71
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Did you know:Alcatraz was the only federal prison
to offer hot-water showers—supposedly to prevent prisoners from acclimating to
the cold temperatures of the San Francisco Bay if they tried to escape.
The three main islands that attract kayakers are,
Angel Island,Alcatraz andYerba Buena Island.