Life has returned to Shelter Island! How quickly circumstances change!
For several months, during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, San Diego Bay was an inactive blank–virtually no boats, almost no people along its shoreline. But now that society is well along in the process of reopening, appearances have radically changed!
I took a walk around the Shelter Island today. It looked like a typical Sunday in June. People picnicked on the grass, fished from the pier, and launched their boats into the bay.
The playground was closed and some people wore facial protection, but otherwise it felt like just another summer day…
As life returns to Shelter Island, a line forms at the boat ramp.Various types of boats are gathered in the recently renovated launching basin.This boat is heading out into San Diego Bay.These guys are coming in. Pelicans stand on the rail across the water.A cool little wooden sailboat sets out into the bay.Still working to get that sail up!A sea lion goes from boat to boat hoping for fishing bait leftovers.I believe this might be Wally the sociable sea lion. I blogged about him a couple times before. He hangs out here.Today is Flag Day, so this sign works perfectly.The huge Stars and Stripes racing yacht is passing the Shelter Island Pier. I haven’t seen it out on the bay for what seems a very long time.The pier is filled almost end to end with people.This gull has landed atop a box at the foot of the pier. It would probably like some scraps from Fathom Bistro, Bait and Tackle.A perfect sunny day on the Shelter Island Pier. Across the bay you can see North Island Naval Air Station.Somebody caught a little mackerel!Lots of sails in the distance. Beyond them rises downtown San Diego’s skyline.Another sail seen from one of the lath shelters along Shelter Island’s Shoreline Park.Walking, bicycling, sailing… What could be better?A sailboat about to pass Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel Sally Ride. I took a tour of her when she debuted and I blogged about it!
If you want to see what it’s like inside the oceanographic research vessel R/V Sally Ride, which is in the above photo, click here!
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