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| Waking up to a glassy dawn... |
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| ...coffee, tea and navigational charts for breakfast. |
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| The 1st Mate was very concerned as we rounded the infamous Point Conception. |
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| Flipper! I think we saw around 200 of your brothers and sisters today. |
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| artsy photo to pass the time... |
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| Captain B with a big smile as we pull into Santa Barbara. |
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| Postcard pic |
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| Another postcard pic |
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| Our home for the next two days |
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| Hi! We're here! |
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| Guest dock welcome committee |
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| Like OMG the sweetest yacht club EVER! (we are in SoCal now) |
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| Oily feet after a walk on the beach. The Santa Barbara Channel has the world's largest natural oil seepage, which we learned about first hand (or, first foot, rather). |
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| In addition to having awesome restaurants, pleasure boats, and every water sport available, the dock is home to tons of commercial fishing boats. |
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| Sea urchins fresh from the Channel Islands. We were starting to wonder if there were any left after today... |
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| Uni, anyone? |
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| "I'm a cowboy...on a seahorse I ride..." |
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| Captain B checking the buoy weather app to plot the course for tomorrow's departure |
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| as the 1st Mate is submerged in the Santa Barbara sunset. LA here we come... |
For months before this trip, Chris was anxious about the idea of rounding Point Conception. The Point, located between Morro Bay and Santa Barbara, is notorious for its strong winds and crazy currents. The ancient Chumash people called it
Humqaq, meaning
The Raven Comes, and believed it was a place where the souls of the dead could pass from the mortal world to a heavenly paradise. Chris timed it perfectly, however, and rounded the Point during a weather window that was so mellow I almost slept through it. Kudos to Chris for being an amazing captain and for taking such good care of us on this journey. And congrats, Captain B, for crossing off one more thing off your bucket list!!
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