Out to Sea again
22 October 2010 | Half Moon Bay (fr. San Fran)
Donna / Still a little chilly
37.4832744 Lat 122.4719216 Long is our next destination. It will take a while just to clear San Fran so we wanted our next harbor to be a better place to observe the weather from and we hope to meet up with a Navy friend of Nathans. We had family come visit here in Alameda, did some provisioning; a nice Lucky grocery was within walking distance. Wonderful path along the marinas and a park. Tons of ducks, and geese. A boat heading south heard we'd been through Mexico and had us over to give them details. We hope to see them down the way. They also heard we 'blew past' another boater as we came into the bay with just our double-reefed main. Scott loves to hear that!
Back in 1988, we took the time to go up the Delta all the way to Stockton. It was a great trip as well but we need to head south this time. We'd encourage anyone else to do it earlier in the year.
The Oakland Yacht Club was just $20 a night and super clean (not like Tillamook Bay with their one scary shower room). Taking the ferry to San Fran ($12.50 round trip) is a great way to see the city also. There is a neat Ship Chandler right past the Fisherman's Grotto that Scott wanted to show me but they were closed. Oh well, next time.