Sailing

What had been Autumn a few weeks ago turned to summer this past week. A light Santa Ana wind warmed So Cal up and blew the smog out to sea. On Sunday, as we drove down the freeway to Dana Point, the Mini registered that it was 86.

As we turned off the 5 towards DP, the sun sparkled off the ocean and the seas were flat as boats left the harbor to enjoy a July day on the 20th of November. We readied the boat, storing canvas covers and putting out the seat cushions when Dennis suprised us on the dock. He and Gloria had just returned from a wedding in Santa Barbara and we had expected that he wouldn't be down this weekend. We welcomed him aboard and after getting the engine to start, we were off for a leisurely sail punctuated by wispy clouds and a brilliant sunset that turned the sky red. We even saw a huge pod of dolphin off of our starboard bow racing after some unseen delicacy. Unfortunately, a little too far off and quite a bit faster so we were unable to get any photos.