We left Ensenada for Isla Guadalupe and sailed about 188nm (348 km) to this isolated island where great white sharks, noisy elephant seals, roosting area for albatrosses and many other seabirds. When we got there we were stunned by how bleak the landscape was. We arrived at sunset in about an 18kn NW wind and we’re able to tuck in behind a tall bluff.
It was a great surprise that our windlass didn’t work so we had to handle 120 feet of chain with sweat.
We left the next day for Turtle Bay and motored 200 nautical miles (370 km) overnight again to get there in very light winds at the start but picked up to 30kn as we got closer. Turtle Bay looks a bit like a scene out of a spaghetti western. We were hoping to get fuel and leave the next day and managed to achieve that but with the high wind on arrival had to wait to the next day before a panga from Enriquez Fuel service would come out to us with the 47 Gallons we needed.
The next day the panga from Enriques arrived at 10 with our fuel. “Is that all you have for a funnel”, was the first question? I found a bigger one. Seems the process is to load the fuel 20 litres at a time with Pedro starting a syphon each time with gag, spit, “gotta rag?”. Nine times we went through this process till all our needed fuel was loaded. Great guys to deal with, tip to Pedro for his siphon work, and we were off on the next leg of our journey.
Congratulations an getting to Cabo San Lucas. We had to get fuel at anchor in Turtle Bay when we were there as well. Pick up a shaker siphon for transferring fuel from jerry cans – makes it a lot easier and less spills.
Fair winds and following seas!
Thanks Daragh
What an adventure! Any photos of all the sea life you’re seeing along the way?
Happy sailing ⛵️
We have some on our Nikon digital, will have to download and send soon.