Thanksgiving 2016

The Morning of our departure... who would have thought ... water conditions were not as calm as they are usually.

Still pretty nice leaving the harbor...

Was even good enough to make coffee and being very comfy in these new shoes....
Roughest crossing, the swells were hitting us sideways... thinking about it... needed to leave
earlier.... but

So here we are just us... took us for ever to pick up mooring... was rather windy... of course picture is taken after wind died ... gorgeous

WE ARE HOME

NEW HARBOR NEW MOORING ...YIPEE!

Sad at first, but then it is a New Home for the old GIRL

Yes, it was rather sad leaving but as soon as I pull in everything gets all exciting... we are with the big boys and very 21st century with water hook up and electricity... she is in her new berth so a new chapter begins...

Leaving MDR and Los Angeles Harbor

For so many years this was our home and now they want us out and nothing available for our size... typical MDR politics...money money money money... redevelopment BS

BEST PARTY EVER

I was very surprised that we got it all together and boy how much fun we all had... our very last time in Marina Del Rey... for NOW.

I think the day is the 26th

This Monday is our last day than we are out to see the big boys... we just faxed all required info to
Newmarks Yacht Centre

And we have the party tomorrow... Good Luck Jess...

NEW SPOT FOR THE BABY...

Went to see NewMark yesterday and first and last was given ... so we are ready but first the party for Jessy... on Friday...

Can you see the new spot?  We are all very excited...

The most amazing weekend... no suit needed

Heading out was not as we thought, turning back is better and sleep over at Chase Park might be more enjoyable... Darl was scared and found out later that Paul was not so comfortable either.  The whole weekend was unreal...water really warm.

Great Weekend at Emerald

Everything was just superb... all the "girls" were very happy...

We did run out of water however... first time,  must mention that...

Viva

Thank God, she loves the water and we almost were able to snorkel around the rock but she was too cold...

Friends of Big D

From TX...

Big fight by the end of it... with Big D, she cannot help herself that she is in charge and she does know everything.  But I think it is rather that she does not like us ( mainly me) to be on the boat unless she is altered.  She also made a comment by me wanting to have more of her food... was not allowed... I'll never eat or drink anything of hers as long as I live.  Never really experienced behavior such as this and I am thankful for that.  She is teaching me a huge lesson about people! Have to figure out how to get off the BAGARRE once she is moored and her whole group is in place!  I think she will be very happy to have the boat to herself and not me around.  I basically just want to move on to the "afford" kind of a crowd vs. the can not afford kind. Waste of time...

"hike"

It is so much fun to travel like this don't you think?

typical

So of course during the night this bloody sailboat having 350' of chain and rope in 30' of water smashed right into us at 2 AM and kept on coming closer and closer, took a bite out of the BAGARRE... was going to stay up on foredeck all night but I got so friggin tired of the bs,  pulled up anchor and picked up mooring on Romeo row.
Steve came by in the morning and told us that we have to leave and gave us mooring at Howland's which was very sweet... Of course Darl. did not like it but the spot is very close to Emerald, maybe a 3 minutes ride with a dinghy.

swim/dive

Darl was doing her usual float and I went diving to this spot but it was not that interesting... also was trying my go pro... dive spot was west of us before Parson's

year later

so here we go again... the 4th... not my favorite because of crowds... no moorings so we anchored upon arrival... looking good. We left on the 3rd, early morning... crossing was good.

almost forgot

"the old men"  as Darl calls them.  When we arrived, Thursday morning, there was only one bird so later they started coming back from wherever ... my buds.