Trips from August, 2008
Anacapa Island Cruise
I recently joined the Fairwind Sailing Club and this weekend went on one of their frequent cruises (this one being just a day cruise). We sailed out to Anacapa Island, the closest of the Channel Islands, which is about 10 miles offshore. The original plan had been to anchor near the island and do a hike, but strongs winds stopped that from happening and we just ended up sailing around the island. But the strong winds did make for some great sailing and the great weather made for good photographs. We did meet up briefly with one of the club's other boats, the 40-foot Angelsea, but it soon left our smaller boat behind. However, we did get the opportunity to watch some of the tall ships from Oxnard's Tall Ship Festival sailing near the marina, as well as a small mock battle between some of the ships.
North Carolina, Eno River, and Duke Gardens
This weekend I flew out to Durham, NC to visit a friend who is a graduate student at Duke Univeristy. On the way there, I tried out doing some photography from the plain. It's definitely nothing amazing, but some of the photographs you can get from 30,000 feet in the air are interesting. Unfortunately Delta did not clean the plane's windows prior to my flight so the photos are rather hazy.
While in Durham, we spent some time in Duke's botanical gardens as well as Eno River State Park. The botanical gardens are hosting a water lily competition this year, making for some amazing lilies being displayed. Eno River was a nice state park where we went for a hike. Overall it was a great trip and a good chance for some good photos.
Bushkill Falls
Today, my family and I took a trip to the Poconos to see Bushkill Falls. Apart from the commercialization of the place, it was a beautiful area.
