Leaving Santa Barbara - September 2, 2009

I woke up feeling a bit green under the gills, mostly, in retrospect, it was my reluctance to head out to open water again. I took a FULL dose of dramamine prior to my breakfast, which made me feel somewhat worse, but this was only a momentary set-back. After my breakfast I felt much better. We pushed off around noon. As we passed the Santa Barbara pier our port engine went out on us again (still air bubbles in the fuel line). This ended up being a good thing. It gave us an opportunity to practice "dropping anchor" in the bay, so that Dave could work his magic on the engine. In no time, we were up and running. The seas were calm, the weather beautiful. And I had NO sea sickness issues! It was a great day. The winds picked up as we neared Pt. Conception, so we ducked into a small bay that had anchoring bouys available. We tied up to a bouy and enjoyed a simple supper and a beautifully serene view.