34 24.397 N, 119 41.402 W
This morning we left Cojo Anchorage. Two sailboats had joined us. One was SV Fannie B of Seattle. They were on E dock as Shilshole Bay Marina when we were there. We tried to call them on the VHF but no answer. We hope to see them down the way.
The winds were light, the opposite of Point Conception, only 4-6 knots all day so it was a long motor but the water is now blue instead of the dark gray. Periodically, groups of Dahl porpoises would swim over and join us, swimming around the bow. A few times you would see them jump out of the water. They really seem to be having fun.
The entry to Santa Barbara requires almost a 180 degree turn and a narrow entry. As we come around the turn, there is a beach on one side with people swimming, sailboats going in and out, most of them sailing including ones 36 to 40 feet long tacking across the slipway, kayakers, paddleboaters, water taxis, fishing boats, power boats, party boats, dingies and us on Windarra, trying to thread our way through this confusion and not run over anything or anyone. It was like the boating scene from the movie, "Caddyshack". Luckily we made it and now we are tied up. You can see the palm trees lining the street along the marina. We walked up to one of the restaurants for dinner.
Now we are ready to get some sleep with a little less rocking that the previous nights.
Tomorrow we are on to Ventura.
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