We are home-well kind of

Hi all. We are finally in our new home, kind of.

It took us 3 long days to get to Long Beach from San Diego where the Andalucia had been getting repairs done for the last 5 months. The new masts, sails and gear looks so great you can almost forget what it took to get from Baja to Long Beach. The last 3 days (the worst was from Dana Point to Alamitos Bay) were a grind but had to be done so we could enjoy the boat traveling to Catalina and elsewhere in the next 6 months.

Back in September 1990, when we brought the Andalucia to the City of Long Beach from Ventura (another long story), they measured the boat at 44'-10" long. That let us go into a 40' slip (they allow a 4'10" overhang). When we arrived on the 21st of April 2009, they measured us at 45'-8". We grew (I don't think so)? You really can't fight city hall. The long answer is we are now, temporarily, on an end tie until the first of May when we move to a 45' slip on D dock (for $100 per month more!). In any case, we now have a permanent home. Now I have at least 6 months to tinker with all the little fix-it projects until our next adventure.