A few months before we were planning to head south we upgraded our fridge & freezer.  We had a holding…

We left Newport Beach early on August 1 to head to San Diego. We have learned that with fog comes…

We had a fun filled day kayaking to shore then a Lyft ride to Minney’s Yacht Surplus. This place is…

The pictures say it all. My family will remember the summer of chocolate covered frozen bananas! Thank you for supporting…

You may not have had an opportunity to visit the “YO”.  She is a fine ship and we’d enjoy you…

We had a sail, yes a real sail, even hitting 7+ kts occassionally transiting from Avalon to Newport.  Only a…

We are now more in love with Avalon than we were before. We spent the first day taking a tour…

Avalon is a legendary island from an Arthurian legend.  And the island off of Los Angeles is pretty cool, too.…

It is a bit rocking and rolling on our mooring. The wind was supposed to be 1 to 2 knots…

We had a challenging mooring pickup in Two Harbors yesterday.  The wind was blowing more than expected which made it…

We left Marina Del Rey on July 22 and headed to Alamitos Bay Marina for 3 nights. What a beautiful…

Dave found a great place for us to have dinner for our anniversary. It was a wine pairing dinner at…

July 20 and 21, we were fortunate to get a slip at Burton Chace Park, in Marina Del Rey. The…

After a good night’s rest, we were ready for fun. We started out kayaking the marina and checked out the…

We left Santa Barbara early  Sunday morning heading to Santa Cruz Island.  Our original plan was to anchor there for…

Our nephew BJ, niece Shannon and our great nephew Jack joined us Friday night and Saturday morning. They presented us…

We are enjoying our time in Santa Barbara getting some small projects completed, eating great food, and relaxing on the…

It is not always paradise. We are on the hunt for a new dinghy. Our 20 year old Zodiac has…

July 11, 2021 We are having a wonderful time in SB. The weather is fabulous. We walked the famous Stearns…