12/14/2012, 10:40 PM PST

Just passed Monterey. It actually turned into a clear night. Countless stars surrounding us, so beautiful and peaceful, although hard to captured by camera.

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12/14/2012, 12:40 PM PST, 50.4 F

We sail across Golden Gate Bridge on Gray Matter. Out to the big ocean. It is overcast, and a bit cold. But the condition is calm. We decided to make a direct shot to San Simeon cove, estimating 24 hours in route.

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It is hard to believe, but this day has finally come. After our last commute on the 101, we pushed our BMW GS motorcycles into the trailer — shipping to Australia later. We are ready!

See you in Australia!

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We reached a milestone on Thanksgiving day — cleaned out our locker and sorted out our belongings.  Feeling more ready to go than ever, we treated ourselves with a two-day outing to San Francisco bay, on N62 GrayMatter — also an opportunity to check all the systems on the boat before the big trip.  This could the last time we hang out in the bay — then it’ll be a straight shot out the Golden Gate (in 3 weeks!!)

We headed to China Camp State Park on Friday morning.  But the wind was blowing directly into the anchorage.  We ended up U-turning back to Paradise Cove, spotting another Nordy on the way
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