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We finally arrived in SAN DIEGO!
San Diego, CA |
San Diego, CA
And I, Vickie, am finally getting around to contributing to the Windhorse blog! We survived our first all night boat ride! 24 hours with 3 of us rotating 3 hour shifts. While one was at the helm driving the boat, another was on watch, and one was sleeping. Every 3 hours we switched places. We developed a rhythm and at times I felt a bit like a zombie, but the system pretty much worked for us. We left Santa Barbara around noon on Sunday and pulled into our SD Harbor Police Dock around noon today. We were very lucky to have smooth seas, almost no swells or waves, but unfortunately, not enough wind to sail. The little wind we had was coming from the south, so it was in the wrong direction. We had fog so we got to practice using our radar, and saw the rainstorm slowly overtake us about 5am today. There was thunder and lightening all around us. We were worried that lightening would strike our mast. Dennis used the radar to do some quick maneuvering which included stopping the boat for awhile and even leaving our heading and going in the opposite direction. He steered us out of the storm and we got back on course. I was utterly amazed at how he did it! And very relieved. So we have survived 24 hours with no stopping. Next week when we start the Baja HaHa, out first leg will be 72 hours with no stops. Wish us luck! Another crew member I am impressed with is our dog Zelda. She has been such a little trooper. No member of our crew has gotten motion sickness, (including her), probably due to the medication we take daily. So here we are on the boat this evening. We are exhausted, with full tummies (went out to dinner), it just got dark, and our eyes are at half mast! So Kevin, Dennis and I are wishing you all a good night and sweet dreams. We send our love and you will be hearing more from us soon.?⛵ 875;