Sunday, 4 May 2014 – The night continued calm, flat calm, as we navigated around Punta San Roque which was seven miles distant, our last landmark before arriving in Turtle Bay. The sea was flat with a lot of phosphorescence, while I have seen this frequently, this time it was as outstanding. As we sailed though the water, large patches of the sea lit up as if we were flying over cities in an aircraft. The patches were extensive and very bright lighting up large areas. The patches seemed to be at least 8-10 feet or more below the boat. It was quite a display and continued for hours including during Georges watch at 3:00 a.m.

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At 7:30 a.m. we had covered 469 miles since leaving Cabo San Lucas and Turtle Bay was finally in sight. After rounding the point and entering the bay we dropped anchor in 24 feet of water at 8:25 a.m. having covered 474 (544 Statute Miles) miles in three days and 16 hours at an average speed of 5.38 knots.

We had used 49 Gallons of Diesel out of the 75 Gallons we had on board. The engine had used approximately a half-gallon per hour.

Our first task was to refuel, and this was done by Enrique’s Pangas who also provide a shore taxi service for $2.00 US round trip. He also takes away the garbage for a small fee. The village uses the old Tuna Cannery pier and its rickety floating pontoons for tying up Pangas, refueling boats and other general boating activities. The local children also use the pier for swimming by jumping off the dock into the 68-degree water. They were having a great time doing this when we were heading back along the pier to Enrique’s water taxi.

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We had gone into Turtle Bay to get better internet service at one of the stores.  While there we met some of the other cruisers who were anchored in the Bay. I renewed our monthly charges for the Banda Ancha as we need it to monitor the weather forecasts which were not looking hopeful.