We arrived early this morning at set the hook at 12:30 am. We settled the boat, Dan made margaritas and Rich zapped some tamales in the microwave. After showers we were ready for some sleep. I had set my alarm for 7:15 am so that I could report in at the morning net. When the alarm went off, I was still very sleepy so I hit the snooze button. This happened several times because I did not connect the alarm with anything much less the net. Finally I started to figure it out so I got up. I am looking forward to a more full night of sleep tonight.
Rich made us omelets this morning so we sat in the cockpit, having breakfast, watching the other boats arrive. Some 85 boats were here when we arrived last night and more have been streaming in. The weather is warm but the 15 knot wind across the harbor keeps things kool. I put the sun shade on the cockpit on one side to keep us out of the sun.
In the afternoon we got a panga ride to the old pier. It is the same pier as 10 years ago but now there is a dingy dock attached to the end of it. The stairs are still as rickety and rust covered as ever. The town has grown some. There are now a few restaurants on the beach providing cerveza and wi-fi.
We walked up to the new baseball stadium up the hill. Baseball is very big in Turtle Bay. They have 4 teams that play against other towns in Baja. The Baja Ha-Ha organized a fun game with the cruisers and the local school kids. It was a hoot to watch, not many rules and no one was keeping score. The local kids must spend a lot of time practicing since they were pretty good. One sported a Derek Jeter t-shirt. Dan joined the outfield and Rich decided to take a shot at bat. He had a good hit and made it to first. On the run to second base, something happened to his knee but he continued around the bases. I hope he did not injure it seriously.
We decided that cerveza was in order (well, at least it would not hurt the knee) so we walked up the hill to the Vera Cruz restaurant. It is still the same as when we stopped there 10 years ago except how they also have free wi-fi, all be it slow but free.
We walked back down the hill and caught a panga back to the boat. Time for a siesta.
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