Visit to Kennewick and Clarkston
Left Slow Dancer in her slip in San Diego to visit family. Had great visits with friends, family and our TenderCare/Monarch family. Now on to Mexico!
Month: October 2017
San Diego and Carlsbad
A great month exploring San Diego. Only place that we know of that has yachts, kite surfers, paddle boarders and Navy destroyers all in the same bay…..with military helicopters and F-18’s flying low overhead. We watched Extreme sailboat racing. Walked miles and miles and used our time to get ready to leave the U.S. Spent …
San Diego
Slow Dancer and her crew began leaving Avalon at noon on Saturday, Oct. 7. First thing to do was cast off the heavy lines back into the water. This done, we began inching our way along the inner “roadway” between all of the boats on mooring balls. This space was quite narrow and filled up …
Avalon
Left Paradise Cove and headed across the expansive Pacific toward the island of Santa Catalina and the little town of Avalon. No wind, no waves, flat calm and warm! We have been waiting for warmth! We were just minding our own business and enjoying the warmth after crossing the massive shipping lanes into LA when …
Paradise Cove – Malibu
Left Santa Barbara early on Tuesday, October 3. Pretty mellow day, sailing along in 10-12 knot winds enjoying the day when we hear on the radio that the military will be doing testing in an area……OUR AREA! Firing live rounds, what? Oh no! In go the sails and on goes the engine, out to sea …
Santa Barbara – Continued
We have really enjoyed our week here! We walked on the beach, watched sailboat races, cruise ships, walked the pier, listened to a ukulele concert 🙂 and rode the electric trolley to downtown. The downtown area’s shops and stores are all done in a Spanish style giving it a great look. There are also some …