Odin, Lars, Jenn and I made it to our final destination at Inverness on Tomales Bay around 8:00 last night. Friends of ours, Doug and Joan very generously gave us use of their family cabin, and we are thrilled to be here! It was quite a push to get all the way from Crescent City, but we all did great and Odin and Lars were fantastic in the car. We only stopped at Arcata for potty and to make sandwiches and get back on the road, then at Hunbolt State Park for a lovely walk among the Redwoods (we did the Founders Trail, amazing!), then in Willits for milkshakes to keep our energy up, then in Santa Rosa for take out dinner to eat in the car, then it was straight through to Inverness. We can't wait to explore the area and Point Reyes National seashore, it is so gorgeous here, and these amazing traveling boys deserve some long term, unstructured beach playtime...the best thing in the world for my guys. It's been a wonderful trip, and so great to have Jenn along for her help, but mostly her companionship. Odin and Lars love their Auntie, and so do I!
We don't have cell service at the cabin, so updates here will be sporadic, and so will the updates I can get from Tor.
Last I heard from Yare and her crew was that they crossed the very calm bar Coos Bay at slack water at 2:45 yesterday (8/30) afternoon. The wind was predicted to be southerly around 10-15 kts until they got around Cape Blanco 30 miles south of Coos Bay. Once around Cape Blanco, the winds were supposed to fill in from the NW and they would hopefully be able to get some good sailing in. Thank you Fritz for your weather routing help!
Update text from 8:37 this morning:
Rolly night passing cape blanco. Sails now up. Seas calmer. About 30 miles north of the California border :) N 42 08.031, W 125 01.176
I will update as cell service/ wifi allow. Thank you for your patience!
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