Five days on shore is plenty of time to get you excited for the next trip out. We had planned on taking Nyree, Hunter, Dave and Dan out today, but rather than wake up early and drive to the boat, we opted to spend last night on the Murray for the first time. After a few hours of general boat stuff to get him ready for all the visitors, we paddled into town for dinner and a few drinks at the local working class bar. Once back at the boat, we were treated to a perfectly calm evening free of waves or sounds. Woken by the rumble and the wake of the local commercial fishing fleet making their way out to sea, I managed to take a few pictures of the sunrise before falling back asleep to wait for our visitors to arrive. We met the rest of the crew just across the channel at the dock and set out for the bay. Unlike last time out, there wasn't much wind to speak of when we left the protection of our harbor so we just motored to Angel and Alcatraz islands and drank a bunch of beer. As we rounded Alcatraz the wind started to pick up so we pulled the motor out of the water and sailed out past the gate before turning home. Things we saw on this trip of note: a mother and baby dolphin, seagulls, jellyfish, pelicans, brown jellyfish (rare), harbor seals, kite boarders, Alcatraz agaves, a B17 Flying Fortress (I think), a sea lion tearing a fish apart under the bridge, tugs, barges, container ships and so on. So, you can see, it was quite an eventful day.
Five days on shore is plenty of time to get you excited for the next trip out. We had planned on taking Nyree, Hunter, Dave and Dan out today, but rather than wake up early and drive to the boat, we opted to spend last night on the Murray for the first time. After a few hours of general boat stuff to get him ready for all the visitors, we paddled into town for dinner and a few drinks at the local working class bar. Once back at the boat, we were treated to a perfectly calm evening free of waves or sounds. Woken by the rumble and the wake of the local commercial fishing fleet making their way out to sea, I managed to take a few pictures of the sunrise before falling back asleep to wait for our visitors to arrive. We met the rest of the crew just across the channel at the dock and set out for the bay. Unlike last time out, there wasn't much wind to speak of when we left the protection of our harbor so we just motored to Angel and Alcatraz islands and drank a bunch of beer. As we rounded Alcatraz the wind started to pick up so we pulled the motor out of the water and sailed out past the gate before turning home. Things we saw on this trip of note: a mother and baby dolphin, seagulls, jellyfish, pelicans, brown jellyfish (rare), harbor seals, kite boarders, Alcatraz agaves, a B17 Flying Fortress (I think), a sea lion tearing a fish apart under the bridge, tugs, barges, container ships and so on. So, you can see, it was quite an eventful day.
4 comments:
I can't wait for my turn!
Every time I decode the TVM, I'm taken back to the 1982 Baltimore Orioles baseball team, and a first baseman by the name of Eddie Murray. Eddie had a helmet fro with a puffy mullet tail. I had his topps trading card from that year and would have gladly swapped it for a 5 cent laffy taffy, or even a rusty piece of wire. Anyway, I ask that you embrace the love of Eddie 'deep squat' Murray in your obviously inclusive maritime operation. Thanks for your consideration. Your blog is superior.
TVM: Check for oil spills! I saw a duck on TV and it was having a hard time getting out of the ocean. It may have been an archived video clip from a seperate incident, but they said that oil has recently been dumped in the SF bay.
Suerte.
Hi All!
Hope you're having fun. Can't wait to go out on the boat. Oh - I think we're coming to the bay the monday before Thanksgiving. Call Jaben. We want to see you.
Nina
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