Port San Luis to Santa Barbara Harbor Nov. 15th , 16th

The ride into Santa Barbara Harbor was pleasant. Especially considering we needed to round three major navigational points en route, Point Sal, Point Arguello, and Point Conception. Fortunately, our two-day wait in Port San Luis had, indeed, paid off. Because of our wait there, we had seas less that 4 feet and at 10 to 11 second intervals. Winds were mild out of the north at less that 7 knots. The sky was clear and we had no fog.

Since we had about 90 miles to go, we needed to leave San Luis about an hour before daybreak. But since the moon was full it was relatively easy to be under way before first light. The most difficult part of the trip was leaving the anchorage and making sure we did not run into any of the boats anchored near us. Among those anchored nearby was the sailboat Blue Moon from New Zealand. We had met them when they were in Grand Marina in Alameda and I am sure we will run in to them again.

Moorage in Santa Barbara was fairly inexpensive at 60 cents per foot. We had dinner at Chuck’s at the harbor the first night and the next day we rode our bikes into downtown Santa Barbara. Where I stopped at Macy’s for a few things. The weather was warm at about 81 degrees.