My daughter Mckenzie came to San Diego over Labor day to dance in an Irish tap competition. She brought Julio and we all spent the weekend together. They flew into Long Beach, I picked them up and we drove to SD. She did great in the comp, placing high enough to move on to the next level at the next feis which was 2 weeks later in Boise. She did great there too, placing “in the money” and letting all the veterans there know that there is a new set of legs in town! You go girl!

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Channel islands Part 2

After a day or 2 at Smugglers Cove, I headed west to explore other anchorages. The wind was light and I spent most of the day bobbing. As the sun was setting lower in the western sky I caved in and fired up the engine and steamed to my next anchorage, Coches Prietas. I am not sure the origin of the name but the cove is as pretty as the name. Rocky cliffs enclose a very tightly protected cove, with a clean sandy beach along the back side. There were a few other boats ...