Baja Mexico to Mainland Mexico

After taking care of our business we left LaPaz last week and headed over to Isla Espiritu Santos and Isla Partida for a few days of R&R. The islands in the Sea of Cortez are amazing! The water is so clear it is like a hugh aquarium and the terrain is stunning. The photos we took really do not do it justice but we thought we would post a few anyway.

Leaving the islands we headed south to Muertos once again to make our crossing from the Baja side of Mexico to mainland Mexico. We were able to buddy boat with our friends Ken and Lori from the beautiful sailboat Trim. The crossing was approx. 200 miles across the sea of cortez. The weather was great....10-15 knots from the north/northwest and swells of 2-4 from the north at approx. 6 seconds. It was the best sailing we had since leaving San Diego. We even had a little bit of excitement when Mark hooked a 5 foot marlin, with all the sails up it turned out to be quite a fight pulling it in. We arrived in Mazatlan 26 hours after leaving Muertos a bit tired from the crossing but none the worse for wear.

Currently we are anchored in the municipal anchorage located in old town Mazatlan. We will post more about this lovely town as we get to know more about it.