Mark’s halfway!
We left San Quentin in good weather at 8 am and motored our of the bay for 2 hours. Once free of the bay, we caught the wind and sailed south. The next 26 hours were ideal and we didn’t do much.
We reefed and un reefed as winds dictated but mostly bobbed along until we reached the north end of Cedros island. (We didn’t sleep much though as the ‘bobs’ were substantial). Once behind Cedros the wind and swell died so we comfortably motored the last 3 hours to our anchorage. The port captain spoke a little English and cleared us to anchor just outside of the break wall. We dinghies to town and had a simple dinner. We asked for restaurant recommendations but I believe we were led by family and friends rather than culinary advice because the restaurant was just ok.
After a pretty rolly night sleep, we set off and had the best day of sailing yet.
Consistent 15 knot winds and sheltered by the islands, we sailed comfortably to Bahia tortugas. Along the way we caught our first Baja fish! A Mexican barracuda! A 3 foot chunk of firehose as our fishing guidebook described. But sufficient for many fish tacos.
Turtle bay marks the halfway point to Cabo and the first (actual) comfortable anchorage since Ensenada.