We arrived in Turtle Bay, our first stop in Mexico, this evening at 9:15 p.m., which makes for a 57 hour trip, I think. Today was rocking and rolling, with winds in the 25 knot range, and huge (for me) wind waves. Calou was surfing down the fronts of these waves at 10 knots. We put in a reef late in the afternoon, and still managed 9 knots.

We were met by dolphins, hundreds of them, playing with our bow wave, and jumping in the air. John in the forepeak could hear them "talking".

Due to the very rough conditions, it was difficult to cook, but I volunteered for galley duty, warming up some chili con carne that we had cooked in advance and vacuum sealed, and cooking some green beans in the pressure cooker.

The forecast is for winds to build to 35 knots the next few days, but thankfully we'll be on the hook in Turtle Bay.