169. Sept 12 Sat. During the day we rounded the black Cedros Islands and headed a little more north. The Western gulls greeted us again as we came close to land. Sea and wind still heavy from the north north west. Sun 13 Sept. Today the wind subsided some (and we made better progress. We are now running close into shore and can see the high "dry weather" sea cliffs of the bare hills and mountains. There is no flat country near the beach. A few canyons with some green lead down to the ocean. Parallela corvula and Western gulls are still as commonly. It eight o'clock Pacific time we anchored off Ensenada to wait till morning. The Bay is fairly