The picture pretty well sums it up. Skip Crescent City. This marina is not cruiser friendly. So unfriendly, in fact, that when a cruising friend of our called yesterday to see if there was space for them, the marina said no. The reality is that an additional dozen or more cruisers could fit. To be fair, they are under construction because the entire marina was wiped out from the Tsunami in March of last year. 16 boats sank. All docks were gone. They are rebuilding but the docks don't have water or power yet. For those cruisers who are headed down later this year, come in if needed but plan for someplace else if you can. There isn't a bar to cross so entry was simple.

We are going to stay here for a few days. Winds and seas are building and 10
foot waves are expected at the end of this week. It seems that there are services within walking distance and we plan to walk out to the lighthouse tomorrow.

We had a humpback whale surface about 30' from the boat on the way here. Other than that the passage was pretty unremarkable. There wasn't any wind so we motored the whole 29 hours from Newport. Now we need fuel but the fuel dock here was built on a pier (rather than a dock) and there aren't attendants on duty. You tie to oily pilings and call for an attendant who passes a nozzle about 15' down to your boat.