Seventeen hikers boarded an Island Packers boat heading to Scorpion Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island this morning. The trip to the Island took about an hour. The weather could not have been better. The previous day was cloudy and rainy. Temperatures we in the mid-seventies with a gentle breeze keep to us cool. Most of us took the 4 mike hike to Smuggler's Cove, where we ate lunch and enjoyed exploring the beach and the nearby tide pools.