The last leg for Tom and Devin
15 September 2019 | Ventura Harbor, California
Tom Conway | Sunny and 70's

Spent two half days and one night in between at SLO then left for Ventura around 5 PM Saturday for another all-nighter on the high seas. Four people pulling three-hour shifts in pairs, we made it to Ventura early afternoon, just after another great lunch on board. Along the coast fog came and went as we maneuvered around monster oil rigs on one side and a large shipping lane on the other. The moon waxed and waned in the ever-changing fog giving a beautiful, wide and continuous silver path blurring the seam between ocean and sky in which many sea creatures, but mostly dolphins cavorted. Seas were much calmer as we made the turn toward land around Santa Barbara and made our approach to port. Ventura is notably warmer than points north and offers more expansive beach areas. This is where my son and I depart Rover and wish our hosts well as they pursue the larger journey as they continue on to circumnavigate the globe. Thank you, Linda and Eric for a once-in-a-lifetime experience and all that we learned. Listening to “Southern Cross” by CSN will never be the same!