Back in Oxnard

We pulled in to the marina here this morning after a two-hour passage down from Ventura.  We are extremely grateful for the hospitality our new friends Dave and Diane Wyman showed us in babysitting Mintaka for the past six weeks at their private dock.  Their generosity spared us no end of cost and hassle in storing Mintaka for this period.  We can't thank them enough.

We'll be here for two days, furiously stowing provisions, reinstalling the radar, scraping the propeller (fun with a snorkel!), and generally getting ready to head on to San Diego Thursday.  We'll pick up our Salt Lake crew there, Bronson and Maggie Hawley, and head south into Mexico on Monday.  More soon.