Bahia Tortuga to Bahia Santa Maria
24 November 2010
Pacifico has reached Bahia Santa Maria, near Mag Bay and only about 180 nm from Cabo San Lucas. We are anchored up in the n/w corner of the bay with several other boats, both sail and power.The winds have been mostly from the n/n/w of any where from 6-8 knots to 18-22 range, true. The ocean swell was behind us, mostly quartering and only about 4-6 ft. so not too bad. We made the passage from Turtle Bay in only 38 hours, which I thought quite decent. The wind is still blowing and the forecasts indicate it should continue all the way down, but getting lighter as we go. We don't have a specific plan once we reach Cabo, see how we feel, what the weather has in store for us and we will decide then. We have had plenty to eat, Mark is quite the chef, I had wondered why he was bringing all that food on board in Oceanside, now I know! We are making a few minor repairs, getting a good nap and plan to leave BSM later today without going to shore. Tomorrow, 11/25 we will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner while underway. Again, Mark has provided some special items to make it memorable. We are trying to hook up our Wi-fi booster here to pick up San Carlos but there don't seem to be any hotspots turned on as of yet. We can still check our weather via satellite phone data connection, but won't be sending out individual emails and this post will be sent remotely. In that case the next time you will hear from us we'll be in Cabo San Lucas. Hope all is well there!