Monday, 5 May 2014 – The Bay is quite large and offers the best weather protection from all directions between Magdalena Bay and Ensenada. The anchor holding is good over sand and mud in about 25 feet of water. One lobe of the bay to the east has a fine expanse of beach with some sand dunes. The entrance to the bay is well marked with a small reef on the south side of the entrance. There are some kelp beds and in season you must dodge lobster pots. We were here last with the Ha-Ha fleet in November 2011.
Turtle Bay once had an active Tuna Cannery however this shut down in 1998 and since then, the population has dwindled to less than 1,000 individuals due to little industry or business to support the population. Today, it is a dusty Mexican backwater with its own charm. The main north-south road is just over 100 miles distant, so the village is somewhat out of the way. People are friendly and helpful, especially to visiting yachts as it supplements their livelihood which is still fishing. There is a good diesel service for refueling however we always filter any diesel going into our main tank.
The Ladies Room 
Dusty Turtle Bay 
Main Street – Turtle Bay 
Turtle Bay Tienda
Some grocery shopping was accomplished at one of the small stores (Tiendas) for supplies. In the Baja, many supplies come from the USA, so you tend to find more American products here than on the mainland coast. The tiendas have a decent selection of products as well as fresh produce. Pedro, our guide, navigated us around the village for a small propina (tip), he was helpful and patient with us. We finished up having a few beers at a small Palapa on the beach before heading back to the boat.
Our first internet weather forecast, just after arriving, showed we had made it into Turtle Bay just before an approaching storm. Today’s weather check indicated we will be here for at least 5 days until it blows over.
Tuesday, 6 May 2014 – While we started out being the third boat at anchor, there are now eleven boats at anchor, all sailboats. It is currently blowing at 18-20 but we expect this to increase overnight and Wednesday to more than 30 knots. It is looking like we will be in Turtle Bay until at least Sunday as the weather between Turtle Bay and Ensenada is not looking good. We stayed on the boat all day trying to keep ourselves occupied.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014 – Everyone is hunkered down, and no new boats arrived today. It was time to change the engine oil; at least it was something to do, otherwise we are doing a lot of reading, sleeping, and using the computer. We can get Internet access using our Telcel Banda Ancha Movil (USB Connection to Telcels 3G network) however it is quite slow compared to other locations in Mexico as Turtle Bay has an older style cellular connection. At least we can get news, weather reports and email.