I spent another week working around the weather. I was finally able to get a break and install
the new radar antenna dome, which, after a few adjustments works fine. Hurray!!! I also made some more progress in
the v-berth, and it looks like it might work out fine after all.
Heavy surf continued to wreak havoc on beaches and the
harbor entrance. Much of the sand that
washed off the beaches to the west of the harbor got deposited in and around
the harbor entrance. High surf and
shoaling in the harbor made it pretty dangerous to try to get in or out. The Harbor Patrol was on station at the
entrance and told boaters if and when they could enter or leave. (We were informed via email that ignoring
their edicts was a violation of Federal law.)
Island Packers, the company whose big catamarans take tourists and
campers out to the islands, had a staff member with a VHF radio stationed up in the Park
Headquarters tower to tell their boat skippers when the sets were right for a
quick exit. As if that weren’t enough, a
quick inspection of the burn from the Solimar fire made it pretty clear that if
we get some heavy rain, a lot of mud and debris is likely to come down,
possibly closing the 101 freeway. We’ll
see….
