Sacramento
Another lovely cruising day takes us from Walnut Grove up the Sacramento River to the City of Sacramento (27NM) in approximately 3 or so hours (still fighting the current!).
Some grand and elegant homes line the levee banks
Busy river tugs and tows. A great deal smaller than those on ‘The Great Loop’ but these captains don’t communicate via VHF…I guess it’s just ‘might makes right’
Watch out for the anchored anglers in front of the Paintersville bridge. By the way, this bridge (unlike others) does not provide lifts until 9:00AM. It’s a good thing Larry trust his measurements!!!
Tower Bridge looks low…
…but I think our PYC chicken will squeek under…
…looks like the lightning brush had a good foot or so…
Old Town Sacramento from the river
The I Street Bridge is up next
Looks are deceiving, but we fit under fine.
The water color difference at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers
Sweet! Tied up at the Rivers Bend Marina in Sacramento and time for a cold one on a hot day.
Checking out ‘Fanny Ann’s Saloon’ in Old Town Sacramento. A sister bar to ‘The Bear’ in Chico
This is one of the reasons why we took the boat to Sacramento…for our friends biennial bash at their house along the American River. Thank you Casey and Joan, yet another fabulous bash!
Boy, that river looks inviting!
Sunday brunch at the Sturgeon on the Sacramento River
They use an old Pan American Airlines jetway from SFO to get folks down to the river and into the restaurant
Nice view of the Sacramento River from our table
Great time with great friends up in Sacramento
Last sunset on the Sacramento River
Early morning start for the nine hour run back to the San Francisco Yacht Club (87NM)
So warm the cows are swimming outside of Rio Vista
This guy shadowed us all the way down from the Rio Vista Bridge and we were happy to see him pass in Suisun Bay
Nice to some sheet steel being made in the USA…we just wonder where it’s going now
The Brothers welcome us home on a beautiful day.