Cat Harbor Cruise II: October 15, 2015

The rest of my week in Cat Harbor was pleasant, despite the heat.  Carol was able to join me for a few days and we had a very nice time. She even crewed on the passage to Marina del Rey.  The only negatives were a couple of jerks in Chace Park in Marina Del Rey.  One on a pricey 50-footer couldn't be bothered with carrying his own trash and just left a huge bag of garbage right on the dock when he left.  Later, a low-life sneak-in (on crack?) played talk radio all night in his cockpit.  Sigh. But I did get a visit from dolphins on my way back to Ventura...always a high!  Still and all, it's good to be back home!

October 9, 2014

I finished putting the engine back together, painted it and checked everything.  No issues, no leaks!  I spent a couple of days provisioning and getting the boat ready for sea.  After a quick stop for fuel and a pump-out, I was off Tuesday morning.  Other than a small run-in with the US Navy and a halyard problem, it was an easy couple of passages to Paradise Cove in the Malibu Riviera and then Catalina Harbor.  Saw dolphins in just about the same place I did last year, and I'm anchored just about in the same place.  Deja vu all over again!
Coming up:  Cruisers Weekend at Two Harbors and some new anchorages....