Santa Cruz Island

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Since it's been 105 deg F outside all day, I started thinking about some of the cool places Judy and I have been. so following are some pictures of a trip to the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara.

Anchoring in Pelican Bay, Santa Cruz Island. We have steep cliffs and open anchorages.

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One of the better things to do is to take the boat into the Painted Cave on Santa Cruz. Here we are approaching the cave, and (I think) it looks small.

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Entering the cave.

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Inside the cave. We've had a 36' sailboat, with 50' mast in here.

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And leaving the cave.

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And just to remind you we have open anchorages in SoCal. Beechers Bay in Santa Rosa Island. Journey On is next to the sailboat.

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And ending this trip on a pleasing note, Judy landed in Cuyler Harbour in San Miguel Island

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Blame the heat.

Boris
 
107 degrees passing through Thousand Oaks today -- and 1000 degrees (it seems) sitting here at USC. Luckily, my car AC only works under 85 degrees... :sad

What great pictures... I want to be there now. Thanks for cooling me down at least for the moment.
 
Great Pics!
Dara and I are loosely planning on our first trip down to Catalina for some diving and exploring over Thanksgiving. However I'm looking forward to towing down and spending time in the Northern Channel Islands as well.

I'm not exactly sure how hot is was up here yesterday but I'm still hurting.
I always manage to schedule excavating on the hottest days!
 
Jim & Dara,

That should be a great trip. The C-25 is a great boat for cruising the Channel Islands. It lets you move from one anchorage to another in the morn,which is great cause the wind blows in the afternoon. Remember to take a Danforth anchor (or anything with a sharp tip) to dig into the seaweed. We tried the Bruce, and it pulled out regularly.

I just love that picture of Journey On next to the cliff in Pelican. It shows how rugged Santa Cruz is, as well as the conglomerate that forms the island.

Boris
 
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