OC Camping

This last weekend we vacated our home after bagging up all of our food and cosmetics (Carolyn did most of it) in preparation for the tenting of our house and its fumigation for termites. Needing a place to stay, we headed to our 27' sailboat which is berthed in Dana Point marina for an 'upscale' camping experience.

I picked Carolyn up at the marina on Friday evening and then we headed to a wine tasting party at the Whitney's (fellow Israel travelers) in SJC. We ate appetizers and tasted ten different vintages as we learned to swill with the masters. I think we will have a very well-stocked wine refrigerator in about a week!

We had way too much stuff as is typical of any camping or vacation trip we take. More clothes than we need and more than enough groceries. Meanwhile, we walked over to the harbor for a variety of meals ranging from coffee and pastries to a Saturday 4 o'clock late lunch at the Beach House and watched the boats as they entered the harbor under a very light wind. In fact the wind was so light all weekend, we never made it out of our slip.

We tried out the various sleeping combinations on the boat including fighting for foot space in the V-berth or with Carolyn in the V-berth and me stretched out on one of the built-in sofas. We read, sketched, painted, enjoyed sunsets or cloudy skies, and walked around the harbor. The less-than-wonderful part was having to walk up to bathroom and enduring tepid, at best, showers.

As of Monday, we are back in the house and as of today we now have the gas back on so I'll finally be able to get a HOT shower!!