Wednesday night we navigated down the western side of Cedros Island in very choppy seas. The island which had no visible lights on its western side until you turn east off its southern end was totally invisible to us in the dark. Daylight on Thursday saw an anxious crew looking forward to arriving at Turtle Bay and we finally dropped the hook in 30 feet of water off the small town at 12:10 pm. There were already a lot of boats anchored and more still arriving.
Our passage time from the start off San Diego was just over 64 hours and we had officially used the engine for 75 hours although the actual engine use including the rolling start allowance was 95 hours. We had covered a distance of 364 nautical miles.

Everyone except me went ashore in the afternoon, anxious to put their feet on dry land. I stayed behind to work on the head, tidy the boat and take a shower. We had done well with just two boat issues, the head and the boom washer, although the latter could have become quite serious, especially if the boom end had dropped onto the deck. I still do not understand how the cotter pin managed to work its way out however it is now securely fastened with the washer back in place the cotter pin ends nicely curled up. I had the head plumbing redone in San Pedro however the pump used to flush the toilet just pumped air. I managed to jury rig the system by stuffing a cork into the vent which allowed some water to flush the bowl after a number of pumps however it still proves unsatisfactory and will need to be fixed in Cabo.
The bay is quite large and the entrance easy with good holding in about 30 feet of water. The town has a jetty and is spread along part of the northern section of the bay. It is easy to get fuel and go ashore by hailing down a Panga with a horn or by calling for one on VHF channel 16. The charge for going ashore using a Panga is $2.00 per person. The Hilbre crew returned in late afternoon with some supplies and a report of good, cheap beer they had had in a small bar overlooking the bay.
I did not get to see the town until late Friday afternoon