Saturday, 5 April 2014– We went into Puerto Vallarta to Zaragosa to purchase a couple of large empty liquid containers for extra fuel to get us to Turtle Bay from Cabo. We have a 25 Gallon Fuel tank and carry a 30 Gallons on the deck. At a burn rate of just under a half gallon an hour, this would give us a safe range of 100 hours of engine time or about 500 Nautical Miles (assuming and average of 5 knots). We know Turtle Bay is 480 Nautical miles from Cabo and we will be going against a possible current of 1 – 2 knots, so we were uncomfortable with our total cruising range for the’Bash’.

These empty containers were used for chemicals and need a thorough washing and drying before storing diesel in them. At 12.5 gallons each, they add 25 gallons to our fuel supply, giving us a new cruising range of 150 hours or 750 Nautical miles. This is plenty for any emergency or diversion due to bad weather.

Sunday, 6 April 2014 – Mexican daylight savings time moved us one hour forward. Again, we relaxed and, in the evening, had some Tacos for dinner from a street seller at .79 cents each. Tony Morelli has agreed to pick up our headsail tomorrow morning.

Monday, 7 April 2014 – Tony picked up our headsail and afterward, we took the bus to Bucerias for lunch and to buy some Huichol artwork. After lunch at a beach Palapa, we went hunting for Huichol threadwork and found a street seller with just what we wanted. After a lengthy negotiation, we purchased the plaque and then headed back to Hilbre.

Tuesday, 8 April 2014 – Today we prepped the boat so she will be ready for a departure to Punta di Mita tomorrow. After visiting the Mega Store for groceries, we filled the water tanks and added a couple of bags of ice to the refrigerator. In the evening we had dinner with Lane & Vicki at an Italian restaurant in La Crus to celebrate Viki’s birthday and our departure tomorrow.