I sailed over to The City yesterday and spent the night at South Beach Harbor. It was a warm day, with temperatures up in the 80s (F). Once settled at the harbor, I had lunch, rode my bike, read a book, took a shower, and headed off to the restaurant to meet a friend for dinner.

This morning I checked out of the marina and headed away from The City. It was very windy; I sailed from the SF cityfront across the slot to Angel Island. When I tied up at AI, an old timer on the dock remarked, “bitch of a day out there.” Yup.

I rode my bicycle all the way around the island. The views out across the bay from Angel Island are beyond words. It was about 5 miles around the island. Not bad, though it wasn’t particularly strenuous.

By the time I was heading home, I was tired. The swells were still large; it felt good to duck in behind the breakwater and have smooth sailing back to my slip.