We arrived in Turtle Bay a few days ago. Much to our surprise there was a strong Morro Bay contingent already present. Jim McWilliams and Ellie on Timoneer, Manny and Lola on Desire (?) and the old Virg’s Fishing boat Shirlee Too were all here at anchor!
Seriously, out of about a dozen boats, a third were Morro Bay boats in one form or another?
The second night we went to town to take showers ($15.00!) and grab a bite to eat but there were no modest restaurants open until 7:00 so we shot back to the boat to make some dinner. My impoverished stomach insisted that I eat something before I finished making dinner so I grabbed a handful of olives out of the jar in the cupboard. Olives are brined to preserve them, right? So they don’t necessarily need refrigeration, right? Well, kind of. Olives that haven’t been pitted sink to the bottom. The brine protects them. Not so of pitted olives, they float. Right up on top. Unprotected. Up there, I’ve learned, they can grow E-coli bacteria.
I’ve learned a lot about E-coli this week. E-coli runs you over like a garbage truck and turns your digestive tract into an irrigation system. No further description will ensue concerning my digestive tract, but you’re glad that you weren’t here.
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What a dreadful tale. I never ever knew that about olives. The one good thing…Nala looks quite complacent in photo! // Hey, any idea how much rain Turtle Bay gets annually? Looks a bit dry. Where do they get their drinking water? (Do NOT tell me they sell it in olive bottles.) // Hope you quickly recuperate. Thanks for dearth of details.
*Oh, here near Morro Bay (speaking of which) we had 5 days of light/moderate rain. Up here in the hills I got 4.20″ of it. I’m gonna’ throw some turnip seeds around the garden. Last year in the middle of the cold winter I found a whole batch of freebies. They were wonderful. Well, I mean for turnips. Be well, gang.
I’ll bet you get as much rain in one storm as they do all year here. The only storms that usually ever make it to here are the one or two last tropical storms of the year so they get a little rain in October and maybe one or two spring NW storms make it down here. The mountains are quite dry as far as I can see. Things might be a lot better if there were trees to catch the ocean moisture in the air but there are none. Maybe there were some once long ago…
Hello from LaPaz.
Traveler is here after running down the coast, around the bend, then up against the wind to LaPaz.
Your job now…. catch up!
Good sailing. Be safe. Enjoy the showers because you’ll be another week before another.
Scott and Connie
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We’re planning a gentle turn to Port after Cabo, not a hard one like you, and then a beam reach for Vallarta!
Thanks for the comment, Scott! Enjoy La Paz! We’ll see you soon.