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.