Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay, what a great change of pace! We have a berth on the dock of Spud Point Marina just down from the office and laundry/showers. It’s sunny and wonderful unlike the last few weeks of cold, foggy dampness. We have a problem to solve why we are here (the dripless shaft seal lost its set screws somewhere along the line and is leaking) but the part is on its way. Waiting in this case is very pleasant.

Here is saying that has become our excuse to chuckle now and then, “If we had only known!” So many times when things go wrong it is something that was not yet contemplated or if contemplated not figured into the spare parts boxes just yet. You then just shake your head and set about finding whatever is needed to fix the problem. I am still looking to our stop in San Francisco to find a few things that will complete projects AND add to the spares bag.

The dinghy is in the water and we went to dinner last night across the bay. This is more like it. We may not have easy access to a grocery store but we do have a comfortable place to rest and repair for what is ahead. This place brings to mind that the “Birds” was filmed here. It is basically a bird sanctuary and there are lots of the flying folks everywhere. Even white pelicans with their black tipped wings are here. We sat in the restaurant across the bay watching something very sandpiper like fly in close formation of 50 or so tiny birds a few inches off the water. It looked very much like schooling fish turning in unison.

My sense of humor is improving with the weather too.