Nice trip from Marina Del Rey to Catalina for 2 nights. Catalina reminds you why you came on the trip
to begin with; beautiful quiet anchorages and mild weather. Not quite warm enough to swim, but it was
very relaxing to just take a little time to breath, sit, walk on the beach and
climb a hill. We spend 1 night at
Emerald Cove with just one other boat in the anchorage. We left Marina Del Rey at 7am and arrived at
Emerald Cove at 12:30. With no wind, we motored the entire trip.
The second day, we made the short 2 mile trip to Two
Harbors, a little community with an elementary school boasting about 10
students. In the summertime the influx
of campers and sailors turns this quiet little spot into a busy vacation
getaway.
On Wednesday we got an early start and by 7am we were
motoring back to the California coast.
Newport was our goal, with a plan to surprise our family for
Thanksgiving. We had debated about going
back home so recently after we had left, but I found my attitude
deteriorating. We were not as far along
as we had hoped, and trying to plan a trip home for Christmas was looking unlikely. Finally we decided there are no “rules for
cruising” so we planned a quick trip home to spend Thanksgiving with the
family.
The plan was; quickly cross to Newport Beach, get a slip for
a couple of days, pick up the rental car, and try to beat as much of the traffic
out of LA as we could heading North. We figured we needed to leave no later
than 3pm and we did, however the rest of the “miss the traffic” part of the
plan fell short. KNOWING the day before
Thanksgiving is the biggest travel day of the year, and EXPERIENCING it are two
very different things. The trip should have taken 7 or 8 hours MAX
even with traffic. Arrived in Elk Grove
at 2am . . . 11 long brake-light filled hours.
It was grueling. Surprising our
girls and spending the Holiday with our family made it all worth it.
Up the next morning at 5am for a 6am start wasn’t as bad as
it sounds since I crashed at 8:30pm the night before. This time things did go according to plan,
smooth sailing all the way to Newport Beach, 6 hours including stops. Awesome!
Cypress was so glad to be back home, he promptly hopped up
to the v-berth and took a nap. The trip
was tough on him as well.
After putting away a few things, we headed out on the one
mile trek to the grocery store. I’m trying
to decide if we are afraid of running out of food before our next port of call,
or if we are simply on a quest to visit every grocery store within walking
distance of marinas in California.
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