We had planned to leave Avalon for the 11 hour trip to San Diego at 3 am, but by 1:30 I had been awake for half an hour, so we left at 2:00 instead. Once you get past the sensation of driving down the freeway with your eyes closed, night sailing is beautiful. We had… Continue reading

At one time bison were seen roaming nearby hills. Brought to the island in 1924 for the filming of the “Vanishing American “ other animals that are present; Island fox, mule deer and the white-tailed deer. Conservancy’s Wrigley Memorial, and Botanic Garden is our destination hike tomorrow. Yes the chewing gum family. We arrived Santa… Continue reading

We rode our bikes from where we’re moored in Marina Del Rey along the beach to the Santa Monica Pier. There’s no shortage of beaches in California, and the beaches of LA are the largest we’ve seen so far. Acres and acres of perfectly groomed sand. Completely gone is the attempt to maintain a natural… Continue reading

Ventura, 22 miles east of Santa Barbara is a fully developed man-made harbour. Marine supplies, repairs and haul out are a big industry here. We stopped, and talked with a boat called SV Valhalla which had the BaHaHa flag flying. They have been here for a week replacing the transmission on their boat. Their take… Continue reading

We left Santa Rosa Island and motor sailed the 30nm to Santa Barbara in a light breeze and a rolling sea. Our spirits were down after a disappointing stopover at the island. Half way across we had some visitors. The dolphins had come to play in our bow wave. What a beautiful sight as they… Continue reading

San Luis Obispo was a great stop before heading around Point Conception. Good restful sleep. The warmth of the sun was appreciated. My feet are warm!! The beach was full of people playing in the surf. Rob and I attempted to look at how to approach the beach with the dingy. Breaking wave, na not… Continue reading

We took a hike to the top of Black Hill behind Morro Bay. Stunning 360 degree views of the surrounding countryside and Morro Rock. It’s extremely dry here, I’m not sure how all these towns get their water. Meanwhile back at the anchorage. Continue reading

October 6th 2021 we departed at 14:45 from Monterey. Beating into the wind to start then had following wind and seas for the rest of the way to Stillwater Cove CA. Arrived in time pick up a mooring, (kelp everywhere around us) for the night. Tantalus was only 25 minutes behind us. We didn’t know… Continue reading

September 30th 2021 We have only just begun to explore. Our slip is booked until October 7th so we can spend sometime checking out the aquarium as well as the historic Monterey . Continue reading

September 26th 2021 The wind was up as we turned to sail into the Bay. We had our eyes on Tantalus as she made the turn ahead of us. We thought she was going have a knockdown but no. Arthur and Sheila were extremely fast at getting the sails down. Amazing to watch. Our eyes… Continue reading