Another clear, sunny, beautiful day. A very nice man, Bob Carman, came by to visit. He lives on his 38-foot sailboat, the Ka'u, on Dock 8. He's a captain and delivers boats all over the world. We enjoyed a pleasant chat. He's in the Coast Guard Auxiliary and spends a lot of time at the Coast Guard station. He told us one or two boats a year are lost crossing the bar.
We had a hard time deciding whether to go or stay. This is a lovely place. We'd have liked to ride our bikes around and to walk along the beach, but we need to be getting back to Richmond, so we finally decided to go down to Coos Bay. That's less than 20 miles, but it's that much closer to home.
The afternoon turned out to be absolutely beautiful. We were able to turn off the engine and sail with the main and headsail wing-to-
wing. It was so quiet and peaceful. We made four to five knots. Reached Coos Bay a little after six.
The Coast Guard were Johnny-on-the-spot. We'd scarcely gotten two throw lines attached to the dock -- hadn't even turned off the engine -- when two Coasties were there wanting to board. They were very nice. They checked our registration, life-jackets, flares, placards, VHF license, etc., but they didn't inspect the boat. We passed with flying colors.
After supper, we walked to a little store and bought some vegetables.
There are good showers here, too. You get a long three minutes for 25 cents.
The weather outlook is favorable for several days.
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