32 43.617 N, 117 11.998 W
Cabrillo Isle Marina
We left Oceanside Yacht Club at 8:00 am, along with several other Baja Ha-Ha boats. We had light winds most of the way so we motorsailed. And as typical of most of our trip, the winds picked up to about 15 knots as we were entering the harbor.
The trip was relatively uneventful. We saw 2 groups of dolphins and a small group of pilot whales. On the VHF we could hear notices about naval activity in the area with warnings to stay at least 3 nautical miles away from the live fire exercises. They were far enough away from our course we did not have to worry about it but we did see a lot of hovercraft and helicopter activity (cue Ride of the Valkyries).
We are now at Cabrillo Isle Marina on Harbor Island. It is not too far from the airport. Not only can we see the places but we hear them as well. Today we walked over to the Von's and Trader Joe's to check them out for provisioning before we leave for Mexico. I also purchase our fishing licenses for Mexico online. At first I was concerned about the price of $493.17 for a 1 year permit. As this is Mexican pesos, it translates to only $35.42 in US dollars which is quite reasonable.
We met a couple, Joe and Heidi on a Shannon ketch, called Huck. They are from New Orleans and will also be joining the Baja Ha-Ha. They were kind enough to help us find our slip yesterday when we pulled in. The numbers at the end of the slips were way too small for our aging eyes.
Rich and I are planning on buying 2 inflatable kayaks to take with us. If anyone has suggestions as to which kind, please send them. So far we are looking at the Advanced Element, Advance Frame Sport.
More later
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