SD Blues

San Diego, California, USA

The weather has turned somewhat nasty. Although it is not what we would call cold, it has cooled off quite a bit from when we arrived, and every day sees some light (occasionally heavy) rain. Highs are typically around 17C, with lows between 12 and 15.

The real problem for us is that this large, slow-moving warm front brings with it some moderate South winds, and accompanying bigger seas. Many of the boaters that we met last week, who had been here from a couple of weeks to a couple of months already, left a couple of days ago for Ensenada, where they are no doubt now waiting out the storm.

For now, we are settled into the Kona Kai marina for a few days, venturing out into the drizzle only when we really have to. We have decided to stay put here in San Diego for Christmas, most likely moving on a couple of days later. We are still waiting for a couple of parts, and need to re-fuel and re-provision before we leave - a nice sunny day or two would help a lot. The weather forecast is calling for some improvement around Christmas day.

Note: The wireless internet here continues to be horrible, even though we are no longer surrounded by a steel wall. The only place we seem to get a good connection is at Starbucks, which is about a mile away. I guess we should have sprung for a cell phone (3G) connection - that is most likely what we will do when we get to Mexico.

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