Eureka to Fort Bragg Sept.16th, 2008

We left again at first light for another long day of cruising. The seas again were 3-5 feet at 11 seconds, winds 8 knots NW, but once again visibility is limited. We were in for another day of radar watch, and attention to the charts.

But regardless of the fog, we had a hitchhiker for part of the trip. It was a little yellow bird that was not only NOT scared of us, he seemed to be cold and simply wanted to get warm by sleeping on Deb's lap or sitting in front of the small electric heater we had going in the fly bridge. He was VERY cute!!! And after a couple hours riding with us, he just flew away...

We called the Carine’s restaurant in Fort Bragg to see if we could use their dock again, but they were closed. We had kept the card we had gotten from another dock tenent, Les, and gave him a call. He said the spot was open and to come on in. We tried calling Ted and Bobbi, but there was a disconnect recording. Seems they had moved on. When we docked in Fort Bragg, Les did mention that Ted and Bobbi had moved to Arizona. Seems it was a slow summer for everyone and there is not much job opportunity or money in Fort Bragg. We caught up with Les and he said he is also moving on. He plans on leaving the first week in October and will head for the Martinez Marina here in the bay area. We wish him well and perhaps we may see him again. We had dinner at Silver’s and walked back to the boat for another early night in preparation for yet another early morning.