We have been in San Francisco with our friend and house sitter, Katie Huston, enjoying the food and the sights. Rain storm moved out this morning, which was good. We arrived at Pier 35 at 1300 and were aboard the S.S. Scurvy (Steve’s affectionate term for any vessel we sail aboard) by 1400 for a 1600 sailing, which unfortunately did not happen until almost 1800. Not sure what the deal was, but they were still loading fresh fruits and veggies at 1730 this evening. However, unlike our last cruise, all of our luggage showed up on time, and was promptly stowed. We held our first (and last for this leg) “Muster-abandon-ship, person-overboard, learn how to strap on a life jacket drill in port” before we sailed. Hope we never have to try this shit in a
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