Bouys Will Be Bouys

The little boat that could...

Vessels large may venture more, 

but little boats should keep near shore. 

~ Benjamin Franklin

A Day at the Races

Monday, last week, was a beautiful, warm, sunny day...a perfect time to take our boat out for the first time this year.
This Great Blue Heron watched over us as we launched in Huntington Harbour.

The temperature was a balmy 80 degrees and yet
we could see a bit of snow still up in the mountains.

After a short cruise around the harbor, we decided to head out to
Long Beach Shoreline Village for lunch.

This nest of Herons can be found just across from the Naval dock.

Nearing Long Beach we came upon a lot of sailing activity.

I set my camera on continuous and proceeded to snap nearly 300 photos.
It turned out that was none too many, thanks to the
rocking of our boat, as half of them showed nothing but sky or water.

These sea lions slept through all the action going on around them.

I noticed that the referees' boats said Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and with a little googling,
I later learned that this is what we were watching:

CISA Advanced Racing Clinic
Long Beach, California
www.cisasailing.org/content/view/18/11/

Shrimp & Chips for Lunch With A Little Atmosphere

King Harbor in Redondo Beach has great atmosphere and a lot of places to get good seafood. What a fun day my husband and I had taking in plenty of both. The tall ship Lynx was open for touring while the Californian moored quietly and elegantly in the harbor. 

Click on the title above for a link to a cool video and information about the Lynx.

Reflections of Huntington Harbour

A beautiful and warm fall morning drew me to my kayak for a little paddling around the harbor...and hunting for a few photo ops.