Saturday, June 19, 2010

Boating in the Carquinez Strait

Last Sunday we took the Whaler out on a test run after all the maintenance it had recently undergone in preparation of its voyage through the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. It ran perfectly and was happy to be out on the water again, as were we. We didn't go far...just along the Carquinez Straits. We put her in at the Martinez Marina where the water was calm and the temps warm. Come along for a quick ride...

Heading away from the Martinez Marina...

Cute houses in Crockett...

The C&H factory...





The old and new Carquinez Bridges link Vallejo with Crockett...

The popular Nantucket restaurant...

What happened here?!

In need of a few repairs...

Abandoned buildings...

View of the factory and the older bridge...

The bridges heading toward Vallejo...

Sailing toward San Pablo Bay...

There's always one of these no matter where you go boating!

Mare Island Shipyard...

Cranes taking a break...

The draw bridge connecting Vallejo with Mare Island...

Our Whaler back at the Martinez Marina...

Bon Voyage Whaler!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Great photographs.
Costas