The family that visits goes sailing!

April 1st, 2016  Family visit!

Visiting family members are usually treated to a visit to one of our favorite beaches and a bonfire. This time, however, it was my mom and sister who came out for the day. This meant that instead of sitting around a bonfire on the beach, we would go for a day sail around the bay.

Mom and Jen arrived a little before lunch, so after packing up some food and drinks, we headed out to the boat. Sea lions posed for my sister's camera and the kids loved showing Grandma and Auntie Jen the ropes on how to sail. While Grandma had been out sailing a few times before, this was Jen's first time. She loved it! Now I know we can definitely count on her as crew in the future for a passage or two!

The day was beautiful and calm (such a difference from yesterday afternoon), yet the wildlife we had seen the day before were not to be found. We did find a lot of crab pot buoys, though. The kids thought it would be fun to practice a "man overboard drill" on one.

Since they had to get on the road in a couple of hours, we soon headed back to the slip. All in all, we got in a good few hours!