Left at 8:30. Gloriously sunny day. Reached Point Loma at two and the end of Shelter Island where Silver Gate Yacht Club is at three. We hoped to get tied up fast and high-tail it to the Post Office to get our mail before it closed.
Then things started getting weird. There were so many docks and boats that we couldn't locate the Silver Gate Yacht Club. We were almost to the end of the channel, so we tied to an empty end dock. It turned out to belong to the Fraser Yacht Brokerage, which we had passed on the street side many times walking from Silver Gate to stores and back. However, the woman in the office insisted Silver Gate was on the other side of the channel, past the San Diego Yacht Club. I phoned the club on a public phone and was told it was right where it had always been. I asked about a guest dock and was told I'd have to phone the dockmaster, but when I tried to do so, all I got was an answering machine. I went back to the Fraser office to see if we could stay where we were for a couple of hours, while we went to the Post Office. She said we could, but we'd have to be back before 5, because she locked everything up tight then. Not much chance of our getting back that fast. There was a man in the office who joined the conversation. Like the woman, he insisted Silver Gate was on the other side of the channel. They were both so positive, I began wondering if I was losing my marbles. Fortunately, after we left the Fraser dock, we saw the Silver Gate Yacht Club right where it had always been. We even saw a sign pointing to their guest dock, but it was full, so we decided to go to the City Dock for the night. It's only $5.
By the time we got tied up and registered, it was too late to go to the Post Office, but I phoned and found out they're open Saturday, so we can get our mail in the morning.
Phoned Jeanette. She's coming down on Amtrak tomorrow. We'll meet her at the station at 12:40.
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