Spent the day attending seminars. The one in the morning was on communications, including VHF, single sideband, and ham radio. The most important thing we learned was that to use the VHF in a foreign port, we're supposed to have a special license. We didn't know that when we were in Mexico and Canada, but we didn't get caught. We'll send for the licenses right away ($35 apiece).
The afternoon seminar was on GPS and Loran, and the evening one was on radar. They've added a lot of useful features to radar since Roy bought his.
We had a two-hour break between the afternoon and evening sessions, so we drove to West Marine and Safeway. (I still have my car, remember?) With the help of a little map I'd gotten from the Visitors' Center, I went straight to the stores without a single wrong turn, even though Roy kept saying things like: "You're going the wrong way. Santa Cruz is back there." "The numbers are decreasing, not increasing. Turn around." "Go left, not right." Fortunately, I ignored him.
Ate a bowl of soup and went to the evening session, which lasted from 6 to 9. By the time it was over, we were beat. Had spent 10 hours sitting on hard chairs, listening to technical talks.
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