While still out in the Ensenada Bay we added 10 Gallons of diesel to our tank from the ‘Jerry’ jugs we have on board. We usually use Jerry Jugs to fill the diesel tank as this allows up to pass the diesel through a Baja filter which traps and water or sediments in the fuel.  Passing the breakwater and entering the harbor area, we looked for the Baja-Naval Marina. We had rolled-in the mainsail and after motoring a short distance, we saw the Marina where we were directed to berth A3, an area to tie up close to their Travel-lift. By now it was 8:15 a.m. and we had covered 153.8 nautical miles in 25 hours, 20 minutes. We had used the engine for almost 21 hours.

The area we tied up to was busy with boats coming and going to the Travel-lift. After cleaning up we had breakfast and then went to the office to check in. They were immensely helpful and took us to the Port Captain to register and get our visas. Everything is done at the Port Captains office in Ensenada.  Afterwards, we headed to a Bank to stock up on our Peso’s for the coming days. After walking back to Hilbre, the rest of the day was spent relaxing and wandering along the Malecon.

The marina is old and somewhat rickety so moving about requires some careful attention.