Sailing Adventures of Rebecca and Crew

Made the break from Monterey at 4pm Sunday night.  Amazingly shortly after we left, I received a call from daughter Mandy wanting to skype, a the family was together.  The amazing thing was I was at sea 2 miles off the coast of the Carmel Bluffs and had cell service.  Couldn’t skype but it was fun hearing they were thinking of us.

We made it to San Simeon in about 11 hours, great time.  Nice to have a boat with a big engine since there is still no wind for sailing, but eventually . . .   We arrived early, 5;30 AM and Marcus had to make a couple of big loops outside the entrance so we could wait for daylight.  We anchored, ate breakfast and took a nice nap.  Sleep is in 2 hour increments on overnight passages and it is still cold.

This is a big success for us, as we tried to leave Monterey the winter of 2009 twice and had engine troubles both times.  We had to end our 1^st attempt at cruising Mexico that year, and our 1^st boat, Quiet Moon, was severely damaged in a late winter storm there.  Although we had some very tough times there, we made some great friends and it will always feel like home to us.

Now I am sitting in San Simeon Cove and can’t believe it but I can occasionally get wifi here.  It is beautiful, and nice and warm right now, but there are a lot of flies, so we must keep the cabin closed up.  One other boat here and although this is listed as an Otter Sanctuary, we have not seen many.  We must be looking in the wrong places.

We will head for Point Conception tomorrow around 10am for a midnight arrival.  Not sure exactly where we will stop on Wed morning, just depends on how we feel and the conditions.  We need to be tucked in somewhere secure, as a Southerly is supposed to come in on Thurs.

This is where Marcus took me on our honeymoon, and we stayed at a Bed and Breakfast and toured Hearst Castle.  We can see the castle on the hill overlooking the cove.  Life sometimes goes in circles.