One last fuel stop for the final 25 miles home from Half Moon Bay, before we headed out at 8:30AM on Friday. The weather was mild for swells and wind, and sunny. We enjoyed a close-to-shore ride, and soon San Fransisco's outer districts came into view. It's always a magnificent view to see the Golden [...]

Wauw, were we glad to have a nice slip in the harbor when the gale went full blast on Tuesday through Wednesday morning. The sound of the wind was even louder than our sea lion neighbors. Time to stay put, do projects (yes, Tod did fix the leak above the fridge compressor, we hope), take naps and bake [...]

The weather really drives our trip coming back home. As Saturday day and night was forecast to be breezy and good swells, we decided to hang out in Morro Bay one more day. We tried our new kayak (so far so good), and paddled to the estuary, which also gave us a great, different perspective on bigger [...]

As the weather isn't quite cooperative as this time, we decided to bypass San Simeon by water, stay put in Morro Bay for a few days more and rent a car. In hindsight, this was not a bad idea, as our dock neighbors came in late Wednesday afternoon and had experienced 16 feet swells as they motored up. [...]

The forecasts for the next several days didn't look that appealing, so we definitely wanted to round Point Conception without another day of delay. We got up at 3am in the lovely Cojo Anchorage under a beautiful clear, starry sky and made our way out. It was all quite peaceful and lovely for about 10 [...]

After another day exploring Ventura and artsy hill town Ojai by foot and bus on Saturday, we left early Sunday morning for the 60 miles trip to Cojo Anchorage. Cojo Anchorage is just east of Point Conception, and gives mariners going north a good resting stop before rounding 'Cape' Point Conception. [...]