Today I went sailing with Jeremy B, Adam, Tina, Amit, Brian, Candice, and Steph.  We went to pick up Brian and Candice and drove over the mountains with them.  We got to the harbor and checked out the boat.  It was hard to get the sail out, but we managed once the owner showed up and gave us tips on how to work it.  The owner of the ship is a really nice guy in his 70’s.  I hope he liked us, as we would like to take his ship out a lot more.

As we were preparing the ship an otter showed up in the bay hanging out around the fishing vessels.  Probably picking up the scraps from the morning catch.  Once we got out on the water the wind was really nice and steady.  The whole time we were able to keep a speed of between 3 and 5 knots.  The surge was a little big and the weather was a little cold and overcast, but all in all I had a great time sailing.  Brian, Candice, Tina, Amit, and Jeremy were getting seasick, with Amit taking the worst of it.

While we were under way we had a good bit of guac and chips, with some really nice cider.  Once we got back into the harbor we had lunch of salami, bread, cheese, and mustard that Adam brought.  The mustard and salami were really good.  We then went up to Java Junction and had some hot drinks to shake off the cold from the ocean.  I realized that we were late to get to Nima’s recital when I noticed that it was in the East Bay.  I feel really bad about missing it since it was a piece he composed and the first time he was performing with his Cello.  I’ll have to find a way to make it up to him.  The traffic to get over 17 was the worst I’ve ever seen it.  It went on and on, to the point that we were in stop and go traffic before we even got over the summit.  Brian and Candice were feeling the drowsy effects of the Dramamine, so they passed out in the back seat.  I was feeling pretty sleepy myself, but the traffic wasn’t letting me relax for a second.  We made it back to Brian and Candice’s place just fine.