12/15/2012, 7:10 AM, 54.0 F
Our first night-run was uneventful, just riding with NW swells. Originally, we planned to spend a night at San Simeon Cove. But forecast is predicting S, SE wind, which would expose this anchorage. Plus, we want to get south as much as we can. So we will skip this stop and head straight to Channel islands NP. ETA 8pm.
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.
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.
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!
Mark and I had a great time at the GrayMatter open house. We really enjoyed catching up with friends, and showing GrayMatter. Thank you all for the laughters, the memories, and the wonderful gifts. We will miss you all!
Highlights.
On our way back from the city, we hit slack tide at San Mateo Bridge. And the water is dead flat. We thought, hey, what a perfect chance to test our fuel consumption.
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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The date is coming close! We will be departing the Bay Area around December 15. As our departure approaches, we would like to invite any and all friends to join us between 2pm and 6pm on Saturday December 8 for some light cocktails, and a chance to catch up before we put some distance between us all. We will have our flag ready for all your signatures, and carry them with us on the voyage.
Bring on your tropical wears! 🙂
See you all on GrayMatter, Dec 8!
