September 27
We left Crescent City and made the short run to Eureka where we fueled up, tied up and got ready for the next run to Bodega Bay, approximately 190 NM .
September 28
We knew it was going to be a long day and left at 0630 in fairly thick fog. Thank goodness for the Garmin Radar. We made it over the bar and out to sea and by 0830 the fog was lifting and the seas were comfortable.
As we started around Cape Mendocino we started to notice Whale blows in the distance and occasionnaly sighted a tail, again at a distance.
There were more and more sightings until I quit counting at over 50!
None were as spectacular as the one in the picture, taken by David.
I estimate she was 20 yds from the boat.
A humbling experience.
We made it to Bodega Bay with a little daylight to spare and left the next morning @ 0815 headed for the Golden Gate.
September 29
We took a slip in Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito after 60 NM and reaching 502 hours on the Volvo Penta.
The winds offshore (and in) kicked up just as forecast and we have been here waiting for the opportunity to safely continue our journey.
October 2
In the mean time, we were guests for a wonderful dinner at the Saint Francis Yacht Club, hosted by Russ and Kaersten Cooper, the owners of Bosa, Aspen C120 Hull #7 (I believe). The Coopers were also generous enough to hook us up with a slip at the Yacht Club for a couple of nights so we moved over to San Francisco. After meeting the crew of the Bosa and the crew of the Zia, John and Terry, we are starting to believe that Aspen only sells boats to extremely wonderful people.
As I write this the conditions appear to be favorable to be able to get out of town tomorrow morning, with calming winds and waves.
A few shots from the neighborhood.
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| Two moons |
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| Its a bird, man, of Alcatraz. Sorry |
Till next time........
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