| Scottish Mist took photos of Seafire
underway, although the seas look fairly calm, we had a 9-11ft swell
which resulted in some interesting photos of the top of the mast, and
nothing else! This one was taken when they were on the top of the swell,
so things look quite normal! We were motor-sailing with a light wind on
our quarter. |
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Around 7 a.m. Doreen radioed to say
they were being treated to an amazing dolphin display, and sure enough a
few hours later, as we sailed past the same area, we spotted hundreds of
dolphins leaping and playing. They all headed over to the boat and
swam in our bow wave for about an hour and you could clearly hear their
squealls of delight under the water. |
| This is the view from Shelter Island
across San Diego Bay, with the city in the distance. Shelter
Island is a beautiful area with hotels and marinas and plenty of palm
trees. |
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The promenade on Shelter Island
looked out to the Bay anchorage and a great view of the many yachts
sailing on the weekend with their colorful spinnakers. The island
is kept so clean that even the palm frongs are cleaned up as soon as
they blow off the trees! |
| This is the 'Star of India' which
was originally built in England in the early 1900's and is now an
exhibit in the city. The boat takes sailing trips around the Bay,
which can get pretty busy at the weekends with other yachts out for a
pleasure sail. |
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The impressive Marriot Hotel is
dwarfed by the new double block of the Hyatt, and they really are
impressive buildings. The skyline of San Diego is really pretty
and they obviously spend a lot of money on public art, judging by the
display of 'urban trees' along the whole of the sea front. These
various sculptures were clever interpretations of trees, built from
various materials and fascinating to look at. |
| This is the view from the Cruisers
anchorage, as the sun goes down. We had magnificent sunsets across
the city, followed by a fantastic light display, as all the buildings
were decorated for Christmas. |
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We spent Christmas day aboard
Scottish Mist, with Bob and Doreen. We shared the cooking,
bringing roast lamb and roasted potatoes and parsnips from our barbecue,
and joining their roast chicken, green beans and all the
dressings! Pumpkin pie and bread pudding was baked by Doreen, and
as you can see, a fantastic table setting!! |