03/24/08  We took the Makai over to the Shoreline Marina office at 11 AM to be measured and fill out all of the slip lease papers.  By the time we left the office, we had spent over $1500 which included the deposit, one month’s rent, 3 gate entry key fobs and 2 parking passes.  The Marina staff did a great job with the measurement process (see latest pics under the makai gallery).  The measurements are taken to make sure that our boat would fit into the assigned slip without excessive overhang.  We discovered that the slip’s power outlet was 50 amp/120 volt and we require 50 amp/ 220 volt power.  We called the marina office and they sent John the electrician (great guy) to the slip to assess the problem and he had us up and working on 50A/220V within an hour.   We met with Gary/Alcom Marine Electronics and decided that to install a SSB radio was not going to be necessary given the existing communications redundancy plus we have a ICOM 92 dual band short wave transceiver that gives us access to the numerous Ham repeater networks scattered along the coast.03/21/08  We are now at 110 days of our 91 day stay and after receiving the OK from our attorney to bring the Makai back to Long Beach, we made arrangements to again, take the Amtrak from Anaheim to San Diego and have the Hotel Coral van pick us up at the Amtrak station for the ride to Ensenada.  Dave Plotkin/Heritage Yacht Sales Customer Service went with us to help bring the boat back.  Being Easter week-end, the Hotel was booked solid so the 3 of us stayed  on the boat.  We checked out with the Marina,completed the “El Capitan De Puerto” exit Mexico forms and said our good byes to all of the marina staff and the staff at the hotel.  Later, we went to Sanos Steak House for a great Prime rib dinner and turned in early in anticipation of leaving out at first light.03/22/08We woke to clear skies with no fog or haze and left the marina at 06:30.  Immediately we ran into  2 ft wind waves and 6 to 8 ft swells.  The Makai settled down at 15 knots and cut through the swells without any problem.  We turned on the Spot personal locater and sent a “we are ok” message to the kids which links to a Google map showing our lat and long. Dave projected a 15:10 Long Beach ETA and  every hour on the hour we plotted our position on a paper chart to keep track of our progress.  (we actually arrive at the Long Beach breakwater at 14:50).  We went outside of the Coronados and passed Point Loma about 12 miles off shore.  The swells diminished and we increased our speed to 17 knots for the remainder of the trip.  Abeam of Oceanside, a Coast Guard helicopter buzzed us at about 2oo ft altitude and circled us 2 times.  (we could see the faces of the pilots).  Just northwest of Newport Beach, we called the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office to report out entry into US waters and they cleared us in over the phone without any inspection or boarding which saved some time and helped Dave come close to his ETA.We tied up at the fuel dock and took on 272 gallons of fuel, OUCH!!  $4.09 per gallon.  When we topped of the tanks in Ensenada  we paid $2.40 per gallon. That probably explains why we didn’t see too many boats on the water on the trip back. Then the fun began.  Dave gave me instructions standing by my shoulder as I attempted to dock the Makai stern to in our new slip.  It took 4 tries with me using too much power (keeping the trannys in gear too long) and we finally got her in and tied down.  Unlike Ensenada, there was no surge in the slip so the need for multiple lines on each cleat is no longer.We took on wave spray over the top  of the pilot house during the trip and the boat was encrusted with salt.  We knew we would be back on Sunday to clean up in general and spray off the salt so we closed up and went home tired and ready for a long shower and sleep.On Monday, the Marina office will measure the Makai and we sign the slip lease, get our key fobs and parking decals as the last steps of being a resident of the marina.  Now we can start the process of having the ICOM 802 SSB radio, Floscans, 2 video cameras  (overlooking the swim step and in the engine room) installed and no skid paint applied to the swim step  and critical side walk ways