Our Time in San Diego (Part I) We arrived in San Diego November 19, 2015 to the public dock in full sunshine. During our close to two month stay in San Diego, a lot has happened: lots of new installments in our numerous boat systems; many meals cooked, eaten, and cleaned; quite a few visitors and visits; many new friends made; and too much money spent. San Diego Part I The day after our arrival was a Friday. We were…
Alamitos Bay, CA We left Santa Barbara with thoughts of returning someday. Not sure if it was the beaches, stucco houses with red-tiled roofs, palm trees along with citrus fruit trees in neighborhoods, or the weather. It’s hard to pin-point the reason but it was certainly an enjoyable stop over. We knew our next passage to Alamitos Bay would include an overnight passage. We waited until early afternoon to set out so that we would arrive in daylight, and it…
Arrived in Santa Barbara CA After two days of being at sea Jeff and I are beat. Being at the helm at all times and trying to dodge the weather window create a pressure similar to a deadline we are all used to in our professional lives. Once we overcome the stress of coming into a new marina, fueling and docking, we can finally relax and turn off our engine. Though not ideal we arrived in Santa Barbara marina at…
We finally made Kimchee on the boat! We have been craving kimchee since departing Sandy Point. It may be obvious that we eat a lot of rice with everything. Usually, we have kimchee to go with everything, too, but we have been without it for so long. Every time we have soup or stew (typically enjoyed in colder weather), we need to have kimchee. We were able to secure some of the critical ingredients so I decided to try my…
Hanging out in Monterey Bay, CA Taking notes for the next paint job on Luninesce! Walking along the Cannery Row. The city of Monterey obviously trying to copy Eureka, with various rail cars scattered along the waterfront. Practicing fake smiles. Someone’s tired from walking but obviously not the young ‘ns. The girls always check out berries and fruits on trees. They love these palm dates. Ok, load up those backpacks girls. Looks like we found dinner. Another pic of the…
Arrived in Monterrey Bay, CA We left Bodega Bay, CA in the early morning. Once again, the strategy of leaving on a rising tide paid off. Sona waved farewell from her dock as the fog rolled in thick. Soon we found ourselves straining to discern the next pair of channel markers in the fog while dodging a crab pot buoy and some logs floating in the water. It turns out the “floating logs” were seals laying on a submerged sand…
Friday, October 30, 2015 October 27 (Tuesday) through October 30 (Friday) Arrived in Bodega Bay, CA Our next opportunity to leave Humboldt Bay did not present itself until the following Monday. We probably wouldn’t have left if it wasn’t for a fishing vessel that entered the bar and moored just down from us. With a need to verify the bar condition apart from the Coast Guard’s report of 12 foot breakers, I rushed over to the fisherman to ask about…
More of Humbolt Bay, Eureka CA We are still in Eureka. Our expectation was to leave earlier to head further south but I guess it wasn’t meant to be. Humbolt Bay Marina has been the longest stay so far with a total of 11 days. The following scenes are what we have seen. Red sky in the morning Sailor’s warning. We should have heeded the old wives tale for the bar condition wasn’t so great for us. We made an…
Still in Humbolt Bay of Eureka, CA Waiting for the favorable weather window we were wondering what we should do to occupy ourselves in Eureka. Well, let’s just say that our lives have taken a dramatic slowing down in pace. The weather seems to be predicting all kinds of havoc along the coast especially around where we are. Surprisingly the weather inland was a lot more favorable with warm sun and light breeze. Between a few days of small craft…
Humbolt Bay- Eureka, CA. Left Port Orford in the morning. Was a little worried the anchor would be dug so deep we wouldn’t be able to get it out, but it came up just fine. Getting here took almost all of 24 hours. The day started out beautiful with great clarity and visibility. What the forecast sited as a patchy fog after midnight turned into dense fog from 10 nm off the coast all the way in to the marina. Thank…