Another good example of needing to be flexible with your boat plans.
The Plan was to depart Monterey at 5am and be around Pt Pinos at daylight.
Then we would have a beautiful daylight run past some of the most incredible scenery in California—Carmel, 17 Mile Drive with all the mansions, Pt Sur, and the ocean perspective of miles of Highway 101.
The Reality is that we left (almost on time) under starry skies and got to Pt Pinos and promptly encountered the fog. We proceeded down the coast about four miles offshore in visibility that ranged from 150 yards to a half mile, and did not see land at all—ever once—for the whole day. I had planned the trip of approximately 85 miles so that we would get to San Simeon Bay before dark. However, the Plan assumed some wind for motor sailing. The Reality is that we had no wind and our speed across the bottom was approximately 5 knots. Reality said there was no way to make landfall before dark.
Remember, the fog I mentioned earlier? Well it was still with us as we approached San Simeon. Running a nice slow entrance with the radar and chart plotter for guidance, we put the anchor down in this really wonderful place about 9pm.
We are taking the next day to enjoy the view (hopefully) of Hearst Castle.
We plan to proceed to San Luis Obispo the day after that.
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