After the sun goes down, your senses are heightened, and your trust and are mustered. Night vision is minimal. First, on a clear night like this, you have full command of the starry night. Second, the phosphorus is triggered in the water by the waves and the boat wake. On the night time chartplotter screen, we watch the AIS boat contacts. For example, there is another sail boat 'Bella Vita' heading south, and a couple of cargo ships rounding Cape Conception into the Santa Barbara channel. We are eight miles offshore, and can see the city lights of small California coast towns. Sue and Peter stood their respective 3-hour watches, and are now sleeping. By sunrise, we should be close to Cape Conception ourselves. Cheers, and have a good night!