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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Super fun trip. Thanks to Andy for the idea & organization, and to the rest of the guys for a fun weekend. Definitely need to do it again.
Here are my pictures in the order they happened. I’ll try to write up a detailed report later. The Boat ![]() The Crew- I feel like this pic could have its own soundtrack. ![]() We saw a pod of whales on the ride over to the island ![]() Offloading the gear at the island. Rangers were there to greet and mock us for the ridiculous amount of gear. ![]() The campsite was about a 10 min walk from the pier. Perfect distance. ![]() Weather was pretty nasty when we lanched on Sunday. We found a protected cove where we fished until sundown. You can see the whitecaps behind Andy in this pic. The paddle in was “interesting” to say the least! ![]() Fishing wasn’t wide open, but we caught enough for dinner each night. ![]() That particular fish was made into ceviche by the ceviche fairy. ![]() ![]() Or he might have been a taco. I’m not sure. ![]() Kurt hard at work ![]() The campsite ![]() Fishing Monday morning. The weather was a little better, but the fishing was slower. That is scorpion rock in the background. ![]() A familiar sight and smell to a lot of people. ![]() The good thing about the fishing being slow, was that I actually slowed down and explored the island a bit. ![]() ![]() We had planned fish for dinner. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ve never been so happy to find a school of dabs in my life… ![]() Monday noon time. I took a nap on the rocks while waiting for the others to land. The sea had glassed off nicely. ![]() Thi just landed ![]() Yani battling the surf ![]() What does the fox say? Now I know. They were pretty cool, and everywhere! Pretty acclimated to people too. ![]() ![]() That afternoon we took a hike. We ended up at a pretty cool lookout. Santa Cruz is big. All the land you see here is the island. ![]() We were able to hike right to the cliff edge. Pretty crazy stuff. ![]() The top was a cool place to contemplate life, collect rocks, and just take the view in. That is Anacapa Island in the distance. ![]() On the hike back we saw lots of cool caves, which we would explore via kayak the next day. ![]() The walk back to camp. Pictures can be deceiving. That is probably a 100 ft cliff they are walking on. ![]() Thi and Kurt ![]() Some nature shots ![]() ![]() ![]() Scorpion Harbor ![]() ![]() Knuckleheads ![]() Got back to camp and the foxes were still active ![]() Dinner that night was Yani’s insane fish soup. Dining with Yani, while he cooks is an experience that I feel lucky to have been able to enjoy. The pre dinner entertainment is just as good as the meal. ![]() The next morning the weather was good, and we decided to paddle to Potato Harbor to fish. ![]() I thought this rock looked like a skull ![]() Repaying the favor ![]() Caught a couple fish on the swim baits ![]() The water at Potato harbor was crystal clear. This is about 15 feet deep. ![]() We took our time on the paddle back. Stopping to take in the cliffs, the caves, and the island. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My camera battery died right before we got into the caves. Hopefully others got some good pics. I was able to eek out 1 more pic as we were departing the island that afternoon. ![]() |
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