Heading North to Bahia Los Muertos we departed early to avoid the northerly wind which traditionally blows hard in the afternoon creating short steep waves as you round the east side of the cape. We ended up having an incredibly calm journey - we motored the whole way. The wind never got over 1 or 2 knots, and the water was glassy and smooth - very different from our last leg. We are coming to learn the weather in the Sea of Cortez can be unpredictable, and that forcasts are more of a close guess. We arrived in Muertos midday, and anchored between some unused mooring buoys. This bay, Muertos, is named after the 'dead men,' huge railway axles dropped on the seabed many years ago to be used as anchor points for moorings. The beach was pristine and the water clear, we could see the anchor 20 feet below our boat.
The following day, we woke up to see the bay was completely empty - we had the anchorage all to ourselves (besides the obligatory pangas zooming in and out to sea). Emily and Rory had a leisurely day of paddle boarding and snorkeling, while Chris joined Naomi at the Beach Club restaurant where she linked into wifi to get some much-needed work done.