Our run down to LA was 48 hours – this time with only 3
crew!! Seas were 1-2 M swells and the
winds were 10-20 kn ( a little squirelly, but generally tolerable ).
I was a bit taken aback when, at 1am just as
I was heading up to do my watch, and an 8’ wave (the height of our boat deck)
curled over the back of the boat and crashed onto our cockpit …it was like a
scene out of “World’s Deadliest Catch” as the water whooshed across the cockpit
and out through the scuppers ….. a bit unnerving ….
We arrived in LA at Marina del Rey early in the morning….. Marina del Rey is actually a number of
marinas and home to over 6000 boats … a huge marina !! . We stayed at Burton W Chace Park Visitor Dock (recommended by Gerry Cochrane)
and it is a GREAT spot. We docked right
beside a lovely park with excellent provisioning (a mall with many stores including
Ralph’s grocery store and West Marine ) all within walking distance.
Saturday nites are “movie nights” at the park so in the
evening we took our wine and popcorn and a blanket and enjoyed Casablanca on
the hillside, right beside the dock …. absolutely magical.
We said our goodbyes to Cam Cleveland as he departed for
Vancouver earlier in the day …. It was great having him with us for these two
weeks. He is a very knowledgeable boater
and very easy to travel with … he’s GOOD CREW.
Up early and off for a bike ride before it got too hot. We rode all around the marinas in this huge
harbor and down the beach to Santa Monica pier, then back …. 3 hours …. It was
beautiful, and surprisingly busy for 7:30am.
Lori and the kids picked up David and Christine at the
airport and met us for dinner, then they all headed back to LA … Disneyland was on the agenda for
Monday for David and Christine and on Monday, we moved the boat from Marina del Rey to
Newport Harbor … an 8 hour run.
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