North and northeast winds and swell hammer the front side of Catalina. The National Weather Service was warning of the upcoming storm front moving in and declared Avalon to be an "unsafe harbor". After a brief conversation with a harbor patrol officer we were off to the back side and the safety of Cat Harbor. It turned out to be the right decision. Cat was like a lake the entire three days we stayed there.
On Wednesday it was time to start moving toward home. We rounded the west end and headed to Big Geiger Cove. Once anchored for the evening, conditions were perfect and we had the cove to ourselves. There was plenty of time to snorkel and fish. Thursday was our seven hour travel day culminating with a cleanup once safely back in the slip. The Admiral joined the tired crew for a quick hello/goodbye and soon El Jeffe was on the road to Malibu. The 18th annual gets a "two thumbs up".
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