When I came up on the Cliff House and Seal Rocks at the entrance to San Francisco Bay I was running at 8.8kts and as soon as I rounded the corner into the channel I was pushed up to 9.5kts and sometimes as fast as 9.9kts. I went under the Golden Gate Bridge at 9.7kts and rode the incoming current past Angel Island, up thru the San Rafel channel, under the San Rafel Bridge and up into San Pablo Bay where I anchored for the night. I'm just sorry that Carl didn't get to enjoy this part of the trip.
The next morning I caught the tide and ran up to Pittsburg at over 8kts at only 1650 RPM.
I won't say I'm stuck in Pittsburg because I choose to be here at a good Club among good friends until the weather clears in a week or two, They want me to stay longer but I would like to head home. They have a Wed. night dinners and on Sat. they are having a Calamari feed so I know I won't go hungry. Good food, good friends, good weather up here (85 degrees predicted for Sat.) who could ask for more!-------- BUT WAIT THERES MORE! Last weekend they had a cruise in and I met some great people from Solarno Y.C. I was invited for munchies in the afternoon and for drinks aboard one of the boats in the evening where I exchanged e-mails.-------- BUT WAIT THERES MORE! They are also hosting a cruise in for another club this next weekend, so I have more people to meet and more friends to make.
I don't think that I'll have any updates until I leave unless something earth shattering happens like California falling into the Pacific Ocean or I decide I like it here and I decide I'M NOT COMING BACK, but I don't think that will happen so I hope to see everyone soon.
Beach Vollyball is a big deal out here. 
The sand also blows up to the back of the houses and will bury the patios and back doors so when they clean the streets and dump the sand back on the beach they use a large tractor to pull the sand away from the houses and groom the beach pulling the sand back out to the ocean.
This is the sand blown up onto the street and the city comes by about once a week and scoops it up into a dump truck and dumps it back on the beach.
This is a common sight, shoveling or sweeping your driveway along the street nearest the beach because the wind blows the sand up onto the street and in the driveways.
I was told that Esquire Magazine had rated Mrs. Olsens near the marina, as one of the best places in the USA to have breakfast, so I had to try it out. There is a waiting list to get in and everyone leaving is carrying a take out container. The food was excellent and very large portions.
This is the Pacific Corinthian Marina at Oxnard.
After getting in the slip I pushed the boat as hard as I could to the starboard side and dropped a fender down on the port side. This is a 14'8" boat in a 16' wide slip.
After a few days wait we realized that we were not going to get to head north for a week or two so Carl flew home and I got a slip for a month. There are not many places that can accomadate boats much over 40', they put me in a 42' slip and several people at the marina ask how I got the boat in the slip, as you can see it was a tight fit.
More Dolphins accompany us as we head to Oxnard, again I can't thank Carl enough for the company and a familar face, it has been a nice trip, but it will be nice to get home to friends too.
Leaving LA Harbor entrance
Carl on the bow taking pictures as we make an early AM departure from LA Harbor.
My friend Carl relaxing in San Pedro harbor while Norm is in the next slip hard at work. I thank Carl so much for coming down to help me, I'm just sorry we couldn't get farther than Oxnard before Carl had to go back to Portland.
Our friend Norm hard at work on his 38' Bayliner, I look forward to Norm and Sherri coming to Oregon to go boating on the Columbia River with us and our Club.
The other tall ship
In Dana Point we had two tall ships across from our slip at Dana Point Y.C.
We had a great trip from San Diego to Dana Point flat seas and Dolphins following our boat.
At San Diego saying goodby to friends Frank & Nora when we left.
