This morning, when I arrived at Kiddie Beach, Joe Barrett, his beautiful and
deep throated dog, Ben were visiting with Peter O'Sullivan. Joe was committed
to a belated Fathers Day lunch so would not paddle. Ben could not stay either.
Soon Ed Sun arrived from Orange County. Then Bev Waldron arrived to do a solo
harbor paddle. So it was just Ed, Peter, and I heading to the pond and points
beyond. We headed up the coast, and spotting a Coast Guard boat sitting to the
NW, we headed that way. As we got closer we could see that it was anchored but
not the Blacktip which is home ported in Channel Islands Harbor. The name on
the aft was Terrell Horne. It was 113 ft long and looked new. A number of crew
members waved as they went about their routine.
After resting and watching the Terrell Horne, we paddled toward the Mandalay
Resort, and as we got close to shore, were treated to a show by several
dolphins as they played and jumped. Ed kept making circles, investigating
different things looking for more speed an I was ready to paddle. We watched an
inflatable Coast Guard boat come out of the harbor and meet up with and be
loaded through the aft ramp unto the Terrell Horne.
We joined up with Bev for good conversation over lunch. Ed told us of his
kayak trip around a number of Taiwan islands. One of the other paddlers on the
trip was Maligiaq.
Some research shows The Terrell Horne is a new Coast Guard Cutter that is named
after Terrell Edwin Horne III, a Senior Chief Petty Officer with the United
States Coast Guard, who was killed in the line of duty while intercepting
smugglers, on December 2, 2012 near the Channel Islands. A Fitting Tribute:
The commissioning of Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne
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A Fitting Tribute: The commissioning of Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne
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That is the way it was the first Sunday of Summer 2019.
Robert Tongen reporting.
