The rain cometh

Half Moon Bay, California USA

You guessed it!  We are still here.

Our bodies made the decision for us.  Although we went to bed early, we slept until after 8 AM this morning, leaving it much too late to leave if we wanted to get anywhere today.

Just as well, as the day turned out to be very cool and windy, and that wind was coming from the south.  By the afternoon, it started to rain and blow quite hard - all this in spite of the promising sounding forecast from yesterday.  So we made a day of exploring the coast trail here - you can walk for miles north or south on a nicely paved path along the shore.  This area seems to have a lot of quite ritzy looking homes, probably commuter distance from San Fran.  We checked out the hotel beside the marina and found that the cheapest room (a suite) was about $200 per night; I guess we will just stay on the boat.  The marina rates here are a little higher again, but still, at $33 per night, including power, etc.  it is still a pretty good deal.  Of course, we are camped in the middle of the fishing fleet and they come and go at all hours right now, making it a rather noisy neighborhood.

A storm front from Alaska is passing through here, obviously already starting, and promises to make for a windy and rainy weekend, but the forecasts for early next week look very good.  With any luck we will be out of here on Monday or Tuesday.  At least we have a good choice of restaurants within a short walking distance for a change, so life is good again.

We have heard from friends in both Nanaimo and Edmonton and, from what they are telling us, we are not missing anything at either place.  Although the weather is a little cool, it is NOT cold, and there is little chance of snow.

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