Rover

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!
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Vessel Name: Rover
Vessel Make/Model: Valiant 42
Hailing Port: Seattle. WA
Crew: Eric and Linda
About:
We're making a big change to a cruising lifestyle. Eric retired in 2012 after 32 years in R&D (mostly) at HP. Previous passions included flying and bicycling. Linda will retire in 2013 from Oregon State University. She's been active in Zonta, was a Scoutmaster, and is a champion baker. [...]
Extra: Linda was barrel master and Eric participated in the Jackson Street Vintners; a group of friends that made wine from 2000 to 2013
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