The trip to Oxnard and the Channel Island Yacht club was a smooth 6.5 hours of cruising. The folks at the Channel Island Yacht club were wonderful and we spent a night celebrating life with them. We also got great tips on the best anchorages in the islands. 
We first stayed at Santa
Cruz Island, Smugglers Cove which was a rocking and rolling location, and did not have a good beach for taking the dinghy ashore. In fact we watched a couple go bow over stern in their dinghy, which dumped them, the fuel tank and all their items in the surf. Smugglers Cove was pleasant, but not somewhere I would return to for a longer stay. The next day we motored 2.5 hours and stayed in Coches Prieto, which was beautiful, smaller and more protected anchorage. We decided to use a stern anchor to keep us
pointed into the swells and that worked well. The challenge came the next day in trying to free our stern anchor. We released the bow anchor, turned the boat around and walked the stern anchor line to the windlass and used it to free and raise the anchor. That worked, but next time we will simply use the davit winch off the stern of NuMoon. We knew the weather was beginning to change, so we motored 5.5 hours headed for Santa Barbara. We did not want to cross the channel in bad weather. We spent two days in Santa Barbara and rode our bikes around town. We got caught in a rain shower, so we stopped in a restaurant where we met Isis and her boyfriend. We had a great time talking with her and sharing traveling stories. After many happy hours drinks, the rain finally stopped, we said our good byes, Isis walked to their hotel and we rode our bikes back to the marina. The next day April 8th we started our 11 hour cruise from Santa Barbara to Port San Luis rounding Point Conception. Waiting for decent weather has allowed us to round Point Conception two times and experience wonderful seas and scenery. 
We anchored in our usual spot at Port San Luis, and watched the abundance of marine wildlife circle the port.
The trip to 
We first stayed at 
pointed into the swells and that worked well. The challenge came the next day in trying to free our stern anchor. We released the bow anchor, turned the boat around and walked the stern anchor line to the windlass and used it to free and raise the anchor. That worked, but next time we will simply use the davit winch off the stern of NuMoon. We knew the weather was beginning to change, so we motored 5.5 hours headed for 
We anchored in our usual spot at Port San Luis, and watched the abundance of marine wildlife circle the port. 
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