From
First Mate
Bob Nelson
Docked at Monterey Harbor at 0715; Berthed at Fisherman’s Wharf. Progress up the coast was so good we had to slow the boat down to make a sunrise approach to Monterey. The conditions for this last section of the voyage were as follows:
DOMINENT SWELL – NW @ 3 ft
WINDS - <10>
TEMP - 65° F
DISTANCE TRAVELED – 99 NM
From the Crew, Connie Allen: July 13th, moored in Monterey. Seems like the Pacific was popping valium. The wind wasn’t. Gently rolling seas from Santa Barbara to Monterey. We anticipated excessive yawing and experienced excessive yawning. The most exciting part of our 8PM – midnight watch was the birds. We couldn’t see the birds. But every once in a while, we would hear a crackling sound – like tidying up the wrapping paper on Christmas morning. At daybreak I saw what we had heard. The ducks run on the water and flap wings to get air born.
When a ship as big and beautiful as ours pulls into a harbor, members of the public congregates immediately. If today is any indication of local interest, we will have lots of traffic for “open ship” tomorrow. Walked through the local Maritime Museum and learned about the sardine fishery, the abalone fishery and the Hotel Del Monte. Also walked through the original Customs House. C.W. Lawrence (the 1847 Revenue Cutter which Californian is a replica of) would have been here to help the customs officers in this very building.
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