Saturday, October 8, 2011

Tues, 10-04 & Wed. 10-05 Catalina Harbor

10-04: We woke up this fine Tuesday morning to find it had been raining in the night and was still raining. Mixed clouds and sun followed with minor showers throughout the day.

We went over to the shore and visited the village of Two Harbors. Paid our mooring fees (no discount) and had lunch. While we were in Ventura, our neighbor recommended we have a “Buffalo Milk” drink at the bar here, which turned out to be a lot like a “Mud Slide”. Yummy! We were able to hook up to the internet there updated the blog and do some other interneting :--) while we ate our burgers. Not much else to do at this end of the island; one little general store, a restaurant & bar, you could rent kayaks or go on a scuba dive too. The yacht club wasn’t open.
I went a little crazy over the pelicans on the trip back out to the boat. Dick went in close to a dock they were hanging out on so I could get some great pictures of the lovelies! They were quite the hams. We are expecting to head to Avalon tomorrow, weather permitting.




10-05: On Wednesday we woke up to howling winds and rain! An unseasonable storm swooped in overnight. We decided not to try to go to Avalon as these conditions were forecasted for all day. The two pictures you see say it all. We read and watched a movie today. Nice and relaxing! It looks like we might be able to leave for Avalon tomorrow. It is only about a 4-5 hour sail round the end of the Island. Only 20% chance of rain and manageable winds. We’ll see…. The weather report indicates the weather will be improving through the weekend and into next week. Can’t wait to see Avalon!

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