Over to Cedros
26 July 2020 | Along the Baja Outside
Chip
After 4 days in Turtle Bay waiting for improved weather we are on our way to Cedros Village where we hope to check out of Mexico. In TB we were prohibited from going ashore because of the COVID stay at home order in that portion of Baja. There are no reported cases of the virus in TB and minimal medical services. Two days ago a sailboat arrived with a crew of 4 (3 men, 1 woman). The boat is a sailing school vessel; 3 of 4 aboard are âstudentsâ paying to do the Bash - WTH! Shortly after our visit to their boat, the woman sent a text asking to join our crew offing to pay and âearnâ her way. Needless to say we don't have room for some unknown crew with who knows what baggage and told her so. She persisted with her request until she observed us loading our dinghy on the deck (unless she's going to swim over thereâs no means to join us...). My hunch is she and the others were sold some BS story about sailing the Pacific Coast of Baja and visiting the beautiful coastal villages only to find themselves bashing north. We (the 3 of us) left this morning at 0700. Plan is to checkout today, move to the north end of Isla Cedros tomorrow and launch north on Friday (8/31) @ 0500. Intention is to go all the way to Dana Point but the weather gets to decide that one!