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| Oil Rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara |
From San Diego we made our way into Santa Barbara after 24 hours of
motoring, our first overnight cruising in U.S. waters in over a year.
We arrived off the coast of Santa Barbara in
the daylight, avoiding the dozen or more oil rigs standing off shore; not that
it would be a problem at night since they are all brightly lit and can be seen
for miles. We find them rather noble looking, but I suppose it depends on your point of view.
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| Point Conception located west of Santa Barbara |
After checking the weather, we realized we would be staying
in Santa Barbara for a week or more due to extreme conditions around Point
Conception.
Our previous journey around this
prominent headland presented no problem during our earlier southbound trip.
However, this natural division between Southern
and Central California often presents challenging seas for mariners.
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| Strong Winds indicated around Point Conception |
For centuries, Point Conception has been
called the Cape Horn of the Pacific because of the heavy northwest gales
encountered off the Point and along the Santa Barbara Channel.
Richard Dana first coined its nickname after
a harrowing passage in gale force winds in 1834.
Maybe that yacht transport will be catching up with us after all. I must admit, however, Santa Barbara is a great place to enjoy the wait, offering numerous historic sites, wonderful beaches, and fun shopping - Lorena shopping, Leonard's worst nightmare!
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| It's Getting Worse! |
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