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| Pt. Conception Lighthouse |
Theres a train track up the hill from the shore and a moment ago with a train horn going, the coyotes started to yip and howl. Pretty cool.
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| Cojo Anchorage |
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| Sunset at Cojo Anchorage |
Ed
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Around Pt Arguello and into Cojo anchorage
The winds did increase as we came into the lee of PT Arguello, but nor an uncomfortable amount. I raise the main and jib and we were able to move along at 4 knots. Winds continued to increase and I'd guesstimate they did get to 20-25knots but with wind wave around 5 feet and spaces out, it turned into a great downwind sail for the next 15 miles. Did have to reef down the main to keep the helm balance but we made great time passing Pt Conception and arriving at Cojo Anchorage at 5:45pm.
This is a wild looking place. Windy but well protected from the waves. I think I see an orchard on the hillside and maybe a building but not much else. Must be something, though because have enough cell phone bars to get text messages in and out.
Theres a train track up the hill from the shore and a moment ago with a train horn going, the coyotes started to yip and howl. Pretty cool.
Oh, I forgot on the previous post. While paddling the kayak to the pier from the boat, late yesterday afternoon, a large dolphin surfaced 10 ft in front of me. A couple more were 25 yards away, feeding, I guess. These guys appeared all black and were 7-8 feet long, big guys. If anyone can make an ID, post a comment.
Ed
Theres a train track up the hill from the shore and a moment ago with a train horn going, the coyotes started to yip and howl. Pretty cool.
Ed
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Hey Ed, The Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops
ReplyDeletetruncatus) is the most common "toothed whale" seen down your way. They can reach lengths of 13 feet and have and "inshore" type which is uniformly dark grey with a lighter belly and proportionately larger flippers and on "offshore" type which are larger, darker and
have proportionately smaller flippers as per a website on common marine animals of southern CA. Other local dolphins (Risso's dolphin, Dall's porpoise, the Pacific White sided Dophin, or the two other varieties of common dolphins didn't seem to fit the bill. But I suppose it could also be a Yangtze river dolphin. Where are you anyway! Make sure your
tuna is dolphin free and you can tuna piano but not tuna fish. Gayno
Ed, Looks like quite an adventure! Good on ya. I've totally revamped your kayak; won't recognize it in 12 pieces :)
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