With Angel finally on board, Christmas behind us and a decent weather window, we left San Diego early in the morning on Dec 26th.
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10 Days In San Diego
As a perk to staying in Ventura West Marina, we were allowed a courtesy stay at West Marina in San Diego for one week. This came in handy, as it allowed us to prepare our paperwork, get provisioning done and wait for a good weather window.
Marina Del Rey to San Diego
After the work on the rudder had been completed, I was ready to leave Marina Del Rey and sail to San Diego, with a stop over in Dana Point to catch some sleep. Passing by San Pedro and Long Beach gives an impressive view of the mechanism needed to get all the goods and products from Asia into the US. Cargo ships, tankers and massive cranes decorate the environment.
Once this section is passed, we’re back to nature. The sun was warming up the day and a seal enjoyed an early sunbathing.
Dana Point has a beautiful harbor and they provide two reasonably good anchorages for cruisers to stay a few days without having to register and pay for a slip. As I got settled, I was the only boat anchored. A 12 knot gust was keeping the sky crystal clear.
After leaving early, I was well underway towards San Diego, Passing the beautiful beach of Oceanside, I was about to round the southern tip to get into the San Diego bay. Little did I know about all the kelp growing around this point and I found myself in the middle of a kelp forrest. The engine was having a hard time keeping up with weed wrapping around the propeller.
It was quite a stretch getting up the San Diego bay to Harbor Island. But all came to a rest once we were tied up and settled in our slip for the next two weeks.