We loved walking around the Santa Barbara Marina but it was not what we were expecting in the way of weather. We woke to total fog every morning with clearing some days and not others. Was not exactly what I had in mind when I asked Rog to bring us down to Southern Cal.
As we got ready to leave last Sunday around 11am for our four hour trip to Ventura we were not sure what was in store for the passage. We did know that we were leaving in complete fog and had no idea that it would get worse just outside the harbor. We never saw any of the boats that were anchored just outside of the harbor entrance. We also missed the oil rigs--never saw them and we passed within half a mile!!!
Marilyn was happy to be finally adding a little more fuel to the boat. They had not gotten fuel since leaving the Bay Area but are happy to report fuel consumption of less than a gallon per hour. Take that you power boaters. Our burn rate was slightly higher than there.
Just past the oil rigs we thought we had finally left the fog behind, blue sky and coastline. It does not get any better than that for a cruiser. However this would not last long as you can see in the next photo. After less than two miles we found the heavy fog again.
Those are not clouds up ahead but more fog!! and right down on the deck!!! No, I want sunshine. At this point I actually called ahead to the Catalina dealership in Ventura to make sure we would be able to find our way into the harbor. No worries--full sunshine ahead.
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