We left Newport Beach in thick, thick fog - we could barely see the bow of the boat. Reading the radar was tricky because of all the boats on moorings. We were very happy when we were out in the open ocean headed back to Catalina. Frankie & Carrie were in Avalon on a mooring and we decided to do the same. Peter & Lynne came out the next day on the express boat. We spent the day in Avalon being tourists - lunch at Steve's and then went on the Casino Tour.
Poseidon from the Casino balcony:
The next morning we moved back to White's and anchored. Frankie & Carrie and their friend's Bobby & Elisia came by dinghy for a visit:
Lynne, always the good sport, tried out the new knee board:
Early Monday morning we pulled anchor and headed for home. Once out of the lee of the island we had six foot seas at six seconds - not a fun ride. Testa Dura was right behind us and we decided to use the sloppy seas as a good excuse to extend our vacation a few more days and headed for Marina Del Rey. We tied up at the guest dock at Burton Chace Park:
We enjoyed a few days at Marina Del Rey - dinghy cruising the harbor, re-provisioning at a local market and a couple of fun dinners out at The Warehouse and Penguinis. We left MDR on Thursday morning (Day 39!) and had a beautiful cruise back to Ventura.
We have this tile on Poseidon that perfectly states our feeling about our guests- "Welcome, our home is your home":
We were very fortunate to be able to share our summer cruise with family and friends. Thanks to all who were able to join us and/or stop by and visit and made our trip memorable --Dad, Dave, Kim, Steve, David, Peter, Don , Lee, Tabby, Lynne, Carrie, Frankie, Sarah, Jeff, Marco, Derek, Kim, Dina, Darrin, Ben, Lia, Leo, Carla, Evan, Bart, John M., Natalie, Sara, Bobby, Elisia, Miro & Danka.
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