Waiting for Less Bumpy Seas Tues 5/26/09 –
29 June 2009 | Moss Landing
Sachi
Since our arrival on the 21st, the wind had picked up a bit and the waves were a little bigger, so we had an official lay day (ok, we'd gotten a bit spoiled and didn't want to go out if it was a bit bumpy...) We saw Western Flyer depart (not an insignificant feat since there's about one boat length (i.e. 120 ft) aft before there's another dock and WF is almost square (think driving a large tennis court), so departure can take about 15 minutes! We give the crew a "10" for a difficult maneuver (although the controls are with a joy stick and the thrusters, rudder/propeller controls computer integrated so the driver doesn't have to try to control them individually).
We spent some time at the internet café and enjoyed watching the sea lions, seals and otters. There's a large group of sea lions that have taken over the dock across from south harbor- the three nights we stayed there were LOUD! For unknown reasons, one of them starts bellowing (often between the hours of 1 - 5 am when we're sound asleep), which then sets off the rest to bark, snort, and probably fart. We were relieved to return to the south end of the harbor where the harbor seals look at you with limpid dark eyes but say nothing!