The first thing we did when we got here around 4:00 this afternoon was wash the boat. When we loaded the dinghy onto the foredeck last night, we noticed that we were leaving tracks in the dirt. That Santa Ana wind blew dust and dirt all over. We're far from fastidious about keeping the boat clean, but this was really bad.
The sail down here was uneventful, and we had to motor the whole way. When we went past Malibu, I looked for celebrities, but we were way too far out - probably three miles or more. The biggest excitement was a little sailboat race going on right outside the harbor here. Fortunately, our course was outside the path of the boats.
We've signed up for two nights here before we continue on to Newport Beach. I don't think we'll be tempted to stay longer: they won't give us an access key to the restrooms. We have to go to the office to get access. The office is close, but it seems like grade school.
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She's still pretty weak, but she's getting better daily. Yesterday afternoon when she first came home, she could barely move without shaking. Today she's much better. She even finally noticed the little dachshund across the channel and barked back at her.
The winds here are amazing: day before yesterday we had near gale northwest winds; this morning we had gale force easterly winds. Tomorrow morning when we're heading out, the forecast is for "wind variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt late in the afternoon." That's just right for motor-sailing to Marina Del Rey.
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Märzen gets to come home this afternoon. We have an appointment to pick her up and talk with the doctor at 12:30. Hurray!
Thursday evening John's Aunt Phyllis came to pick up Tom, and they took us out to dinner. Phyllis used to live in Oxnard on one of the canals very near where we're docked. It was fun to hear her stories about sailing in the Channel Islands. They really had some adventures.
Kevin's on his way to pick up John and take him to the USC v Stanford game. Because it will be a late night tonight and we'll need to leave early to make the run to Marina Del Rey (our next stop), we've decided to stay yet one more day here. Except for a big, cold wind storm yesterday, this has been a very pleasant harbor.
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