San Diego, Mexico next stop.

Our 2nd last night at Cat Island a big blow came through and we gave our 55lb Rocna anchor its first good test, It was forecast to gust to 35, but many gusts to 45 were measured do to local conditions. A big ketch dragged across the bay before they got their engine going. and a couple of other boats went to mooring buoys.
Left Catalina island bright and early at 4am ato get to Oceanside as a NE wind was forecast, but a N wind came up and we made Dana Point which was closer. Arrived around 3:30 pm and anchored in a tiny anchorage. A navy helicopter anb Coast guard plane collided that morning about 30 miles from us and 9 people killed.
Next day headed down to Mission Bay and anchored in a beatiful bay lots of room and beaches all around. Big grocery store 25 min walk away, with a great walk down seawall, where you could watch the surfers or shop in many small shops. After 3 days left Monday morning Nov 2 to arrive at Shelter Island in San Diego. They sent out a welcoming commettee of 2 submarines and a aircraft carrier as we were coming up the channel. But then we had to get out of channel to let them by, and their security boats buzzed around us to make sure we did not attack them.
We heard a group of whales attacked and sank a J120 a few days ago off the Baha coast they hit the spade rudder and the water came up through the shaft hole and it sank in 5 minutes, crew was rescued ok. Going to hangout here for about 10 days. No interenet near by so cant do to many emails.