Ensenada to San Diego Pictures

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There is little to report from our trip from Ensenada to San Diego. But we did take a few pictures we wanted to share.

As we headed north and the sun rose we looked back and saw the loading cranes and a cruise ship heading into the harbor. You can just barely make them out as the shadows in this picture.

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There are actually two cruise ships that arrive about 1 hour apart. Here is the other one we passed. We liked the subtle reflection of the pilot house in this picture. The visability was not too great, and we saw this cruise ship on radar long before we saw her by sight. Have we yet mentioned how awesome radar is?

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Our “big event” on the trip was there was a big ship sitting right in the middle of our autopilot course! We debated warming up the photon torpedos and phasors, but in the end we changed course to avoid the ship. Check out the escape pod mounted on the back of the ship. We wonder if we should install one of these on Kosmos? 😉

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And here is Kosmos the next day, nestled snuggly in her new slip, with all her covers on. Yes, it is a tight squeeze next to that other boat!

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3 thoughts on “Ensenada to San Diego Pictures”

  1. Eric and Christy,

    Welcome back to the US of A! You are now seasoned cruisers…multiple countries.

    We’ve got a question – this is the first time we’ve noticed what appears to be a strut between the two strongbacks on your mast. We’ve not seen that before and were wondering if it is now standard or did you have it put on for some reason?

    Regards,
    Nancy and Ron Goldberg
    M/V Duet, N46#50

  2. Good eye! That is indeed not standard. It is to help hold up the 23 foot antennas for the SSB and VHF. You can see them attached behind it. Due to the paravane rigging and the solar panels, it became just the right place to put the antennas and have them solidly supported.

  3. Eric,

    Thanks – we were curious as we’re just completing our paravane installation and that wasn’t included in the kit Nordhavn sent!

    It sounds like all is going well – we’ll follow the site with interest. We’re off to the Bahamas this winter to test out all our new gear and then the Caribbean in ’07 – perhaps we’ll run into you somewhere along your journey

    Regards,
    Nancy and Ron

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