Sunday 8-8-10 Moonstone to Avalon to Descanso Bay

We had coffee and fruit with yogurt for breakfast and left Moonstone Cove early to find a mooring ball at Avalon. Avalon was all full again so we opted for Descanso Bay nearby. We took a shore boat ride to Avalon and walked to the Botanical Gardens to tour. William Wrigley Jr. was buried here at one time and his memorial monument is quite impressive.

Megan was our tour guide. She gave a rousing tour of the gardens and the monument. After the tour we found a local restaurant and had lunch before returning boat side. The boys returned to the boat for a swim in the 65 degree waters and I stayed ashore to shop and peruse Avalon for a few hours. That evening we took another boat ride to town to have dinner in Avalon.

Upon our return to the mooring, Rob baked Toll House Cookies.

I learned something new about Jamie's boat last night that is worth mentioning. He refers to the crew berth as his "garage." The crew berth has two long bunks that he uses as shelves to store sail covers and other large items. I found it comical that he refers to part of his boat as the "garage." This handy catch all definitely provides needed storage.

Now that the cookies were done, Jamie showed us a slide show of his blue water sail to the Azores.

I learned about the "Salad Bowl." It is a floating garbage collection boat. They come boat side and pick up trash for free. I love the nick name of their waste management boat,