A bit of a delay...

We had hoped to leave last week for San Diego and points beyond.  However, it was not to be.  We both had our physical check-ups and unfortunately Leif's showed a problem.  So, after a surgery, he's regaining his strength and we hope to be leaving in January.  The boat is sitting pretty, all ready for our departure.  And we had the time to spend with the dogs, and the house, and catch up on blogs!  Tomorrow we leave for Mammoth Mtn. not for skiing, but as a recuperative stay for Leif. 
   It's hell getting older, yet wiser.  I had hoped to be sending lovely pictures of warm places as of now, and that will happen soon.  Weird to be digging out all of our warm clothing and hiking boots instead of warm clothing and foul weather gear.  Life is full of changes, and we try to flow with them instead of fighting it and becoming depressed that we're not at Philo's yet.  Soon.  Philo's is a restaurant in La Cruz that has excellent food and live music Thursday through Saturday. 
   A month ago, in preparation for leaving, Leif decided that our rotomolded kayak wasn't a good addition to our foredeck.  It blocked some much needed room to blow up and launch our dinghy.  We had seen a Hobie 9i kayak over at Isthmus which looked intriguing.  It's an inflatable, 9', foot peddle kayak that seemed seaworthy and great for fishing.  Alas, I placed our practically new plastic kayak on consignment and purchased a Hobie.  Totally fun, it moves quickly, turns like a bus, but you can paddle it and turn more quickly.  And it deflates and can be stowed below in a cockpit locker, albeit in a rather large bundle. 
  

 



Our new Hobie 9i