The Voyage of the Swan
 
Point Loma, the entrance to San Diego Bay.
Rhonda talks to the ducks at the Marina.
Beautiful San Diego Bay from atop Point Loma.
Anchored in Mariners Cove, Mission Bay, San Diego. This is one of our favorite places in the city to drop a hook.
Tied up in the center of the San Diego yachting mecca. If it goes on a boat, you can find it here.
There is a beautiful parkway within yards of our slip with a view of San Diego Bay.
Rhonda’s brother Ron went sailing with us on San Diego Bay.
At the fishing pier on Shelter Island. Here’s a sight you don’t see everyday: a pelican and a great blue heron in the same shot.
Our friends Nick and Tanya took us sailing on their Islander 33, Squirrels Escape.
Rhonda’s daughter, Jennifer, visited and went for a sail with us. We saw lots of dolphins.
Sailing on the bay with our good friends Chris, Suzie and Jerry.
Rhonda converses with a Pelican. No conclusions were reached.
Beautiful Sunset Cliffs, north of San Diego Harbor.
When Rhonda kayaks, she always picks up whatever trash she finds polluting the water. She filled this sack in 15 minutes.
This trash was collected around the marina in one kayak trip. The oil container was half full. The opening was taped shut and leaking.
Anchored in Newport Harbor. There are over 9,000 boats here. We rowed across to the Rusty Pelican for dinner with our friends Jim & Kathy.
Leaving Long Beach, we sailed by the USS Iowa. It’s not every day you see a battleship!
Rhonda in her kayak off Buttonshell Beach, Catalina Island.
Rhonda kayaks near Hen Rock, Catalina Island.
Our view from Goat Harbor, Catalina. We had this sweet little anchorage to ourselves for three days.
The beautiful Avalon Casino and yacht club (foreground). We took a tour of the Casino. Fabulous!
This guy just didn’t like what I said!
Kelp bass for lunch!
Avalon Harbor. Swan is shown by the arrow. Today, the little town swarmed with visitors from the cruise ship for a few hours.
Leslie, Rhonda and Kathy kayaking at Buttonshell Beach, Catalina Island.
Rhonda snorkeling at Hen Rock Cove, Catalina Island.The visibility was about 40 feet and the water temperature was 68º this day.
A bat ray visits us at White’s Cove, Catalina Island. Watch out for that tail!
 
 
 
Voyages: California II
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September 7, 2011 to May 10 – We sailed from Catalina to Long Beach to visit my brother Dan and his wife Irene. After a week, we sailed to Dana Point, then on to Mission Bay, San Diego. We spent three days in Mariners Cove, one of our favorite California anchorages before sailing to Kona Kai Marina at Shelter Island in San Diego Bay. Kona Kai Marina is one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever stayed. We plan to make it our base of exploration for a long time.
We’ve been sailing on the Bay and the surrounding area. On one excursion, we met a huge group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins heading the opposite direction. There were 150–200 of them. We’ve also seen a number of gray whales during their migration south along the coast.
May 10, 2012 to Present – We finished most of the boat projects, especially the brightwork, and we’ve been traveling locally to see the sights. We are now exploring Catalina, the Channel Islands and the coast of Southern California.
In late May, we stopped in Long Beach and visited my brother Dan and his wife, Irene. It was so good to see them again. They were very generous with their time and we got a lot of provisioning and other maintenance done.
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