Picked fresh!
We enjoyed the nature, hiking and swimming offered by the Channel Islands (Santa Cruz & Catalina) with Yellow Banks anchorage on Santa Cruz being our favourite. It was an almost empty anchorage which offered a little surf for Josh to play in, a good hike over to the next bay where we explored an old out-station that had an olive grove, and we picked fresh limes and oranges.
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- Josh enjoying the beach.
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- Amongst the olive trees. Beautiful!
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- Hiking over desert hills and around valleys to the olive grove.
Catalina Island
Next to Catalina Islands, where we really enjoyed the snorkelling, hiking, and swimming in beautiful clear turquoise waters.
Great views are offered at the top of the Catalina Island.
Ahhhh, a beautiful flower amongst the thorns!
This is a prickly pear; no metaphors here!
After dragging Ted on another hilly hike, I forced him to throw his arms up in celebration! A long suffering man….
Avalon at sunset.
On to San Diego!
We so appreciated the reciprocal moorage offered to cruisers who hold memberships at yacht clubs near their own home ports. Southwestern Yacht club was simply wonderful to stay at! Frank, who found us at SWYC, was a fantastic host. He saved us hours and hours of time in San Diego helping us get ready to head into Mexico. He provided us with great information, entertaining stories, entertaining driving (lots of driving!), San Diego history, and he showed us where to get a great beer. He and his wife joined us on Adesso for dinner. Good memories!
Frank and Nora sharing dinner with us.
Gate at the yacht club