Ayala cove, 232 years later.

Ayala Cove was named for Lt. Juan Manuel de Ayala, who in 1775 moored his ship in this delightful cove on the North side of what he was to name Isla de Los Angeles. From there he commissioned the first ever mapping of San Francisco Bay. 232 years later, the sailing vessel, Mothra, visited this same spot; this time for a picnic. Incidentally, it was also about 34 years since the skipper had last gone ashore here.