Here are some photos just received from friends Connie and Rick of Dana Point, California. These first two were taken in the San Jose Channel in big seas but forgiving wind. We had just escaped an anchorage on a sweet beach that became a hell hole when the wind changed. Once we got through the crashing surf, we realized we were out in some pretty big conditions. But it was a norther that was calming back. The worst part was the residual swell. Nobody else was out there but us and about a thousand dolphins. Then we noticed Rick and Connie coming up behind us, under power, in their boat Rhino. They pulled alongside and said, "Nice day for a sail!" Yup! We held our course across the channel, reaching at 4-5 knots all the way to Isla San Jose, a run of about 10 miles that day.
Connie and Rick were on their way to San Evaristo, where we were headed too but we couldn't make it there in a straight line. We finally caught up with them a few days later in the magnificent bay on the south side of Isla San Francisco. They shot a few more photos of us and Valdesca and while we were on a hike left some chocolate chip cookies for us with our camera battery they had charged for us. Thanks to them, we have a few great photos of this part of our trip.
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