Crescent City to Eureka Sept. 15, 2008

Crescent City is a bay and has no bar to cross, so entrance and exit is very simple compared to the other locations we had stayed. Up again at first light and on the open water by 7am. Seas again were good 3 foot swells at 11 seconds and winds 3-5 knots, all from the NW. Due to fog, visibility has been poor, at less than 1/2 nautical mile, and we have run the radar the whole way. It makes for a tough run as you don’t really relax with such limited visibility. The fog lifted as we came closer to Fort Bragg. That is a good thing, especially since their entrance channel can have a rough bar at times. We were fortunate that the seas were calm, no wind and in we went. We had called our friend, Rhonda, to let her know we were on our way back and she wanted to meet us for dinner so we could meet her heartthrob, Rich. We docked at Woodley Island Marina and Rhonda was there at 4:45. It was great to see her again and she also wanted us to see Rich’s house in Eureka. His house is fantastic! Big open rooms, very comfortable and homey, on five acres and surrounded by wildlife, or as Rhonda says “critters”. These critters include foxes, bats, bears and deer. Rich came and met us at his house. He is a very nice guy, is a bicyclist, plays guitars and collects them too! Off we went to dinner at the place they met. It was a great restaurant with good food and nice people. Rich and Rhonda walk in, and everyone greets them by name. We had a wonderful evening of conversation and laughter, but it ended too soon. They drove us back to the boat and we said our good byes. We reminded Rhonda that the roads go both directions. Perhaps we will see her again in this neck of the woods.