After an 80 mile motor down the coast, inside the so called crap pot lane (Not!) we arrived at Eureka. We originally intended to stay here about four days - rent a car, see a few sights and then move south - the next jump to Drake‘s Bay is about 210 miles. Also - we wanted to have some medication mailed to us. So we called from Brookings, and the Pharmacy sad they would send the meds 2 day UPS air - getting it to us here in Eureka by Friday. Well - its now the following Wednesday, and we finally got the meds on Tuesday morning, six days after we ordered. They were misdirected, spent a couple of days in Roseburg, Oregon, then another day or so in Sacramento. In the meantime, our nice weather window closed up. For Wednesday, we have a very tough weather warning for rounding Cape Mendocino. Gale force winds to 35 knots, high wave warning for combined seas to 20 feet. These are projected to continue until later in the weekend. Needless to say, we have decided to enjoy the hospitality of Eureka a bit longer.
So - we are stuck in Eureka - did I mention that MS has gotten sick - her head cold has morphed into a sinus infection and we are off to the hospital tomorrow to try and get some medication. The Woodley Island Marina - where we are at, however, is a very cool place. It is cheap - seven nights was $56, including water and power. Also, although we are the only cruising boat here, the fisherman are very cool. We now know several of them by name, and one (the names are withheld to protect the innocent) came over yesterday and we had a few drinks. He gave me about $100 in salmon and tuna lures, helped me set up a hand trolling line for the boat. He told us that the word on the dock was that we were cool, not like the usually yuppie scum that come through on fancy yachts, who never talk to the fisherman, and generally act a bit stuck up.
Now, none of the yachties that we know are stuck up, but they do all seem to be in a bit of a hurry to get somewhere, so folks don’t seem to take the time to hang out and have a few chats about fishing, weather, or boats sinking. After being here for a week, I have a much better understanding about the fishing boats, their crew, what they do, why they do it, and that makes this whole experience seem much more personal.
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