Waxing and full moons receive a much greater appreciation when I'am aboard a boat in the middle of the night on rolling seas. From Pfeiffer Cove to San Simeon (next to Hearst Castle), to Morro Bay, to Santa Cruz Island (3 different anchorages), to Catalina Island, to Dana Point, we have had four overnight passages so far. They are necessary when the journey is known to be longer than one day's worth of daylight. Last night we sailed from Catalina knowing we would arrive at night (midnight) at Dana Point Anchorage. Because we know the full moon and the clear channel markers would be on our side, we chose to do the night passage to avoid today's predicted high winds. Two of the mornings when we we were underway, dolphins came to join our boat and swim along at the bow with our bow wave. We lay on the front trampoline peering over the edge at them and delighting in their buzzy squeaks, their athletic dives, and their social interactions. Some of them swam on their sides and peeked up at us. They stayed long enough for us to note identifying marks, and give a few of them names. Names were Adidas, Chip, and Bowhog.
Eila had a birthday last week, which we celebrated by letting her plan the whole day, from food to activities. Now our nephew, Sam, has joined us to help us with those overnighters, and to experience sailing life with us. He has been a joy to have aboard. I'm already sad to think about leaving in 10 days.
Now we are in Dana Point, getting organized to head into Mexico.
Here are a couple of pictures from Santa Cruz Island. Note Skagua very tiny and down in the water below Sam and Eloise.
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