we reach the hut

The past two months have been like a hut trip with no cabin at the end of the trail. We've been wet, cold and exhausted, with moments of sun peeking through the trees along the trail. But a few days ago, we arrived in San Diego and were welcomed into the SD Yacht Club. The lap pool, sauna & spa is a much welcomed treat after the cramped, I mean, cozy, living space on a 26' boat. Last night, we brought our dinner inside and sat by the fire, playing scrabble while it rained outside.

The series of storms that slammed the Calif coastline last week was pretty exciting. Instead of just a few days in Dana Pt, we found ourselves again waiting for a safe weather window. We spent the first day of the storm on anchor, drinking hot chocolate and watching huge waves crashing over the breakwater. Yeah, over the breakwater. After it calmed down, we moved to a slip in the harbor. At the first sign of a break we scrambled down to San Diego. Probably could have waited another day, because the swells were huge and it took us 18 hrs, rather than the 12 we'd predicted.

Today, Alex is starting up the watermaker (desalinator). Keep your fingers crossed that it works, as this is the last thing keeping us from making the next jump to Cabo. While not absolutely necessary, the watermaker will undoubtably make our lives more comfortable.

We're still not exactly sure what our Mexico itinary will be, but we insured the boat so we can go as far as Costa Rica. One of our tasks this week is to read up on weather patterns to decide when and where to head after reaching Cabo.