Puerto Vallarta, November 17, 2009

Arrived Puerto Vallarta yesterday with an overnight stop in La Cruz. Spent an interesting evening there in a bar with a number of aging, ex-pat, American hippies and a very scratchy rock band. My blown up spinakker disappeared today with a local sailmaker, hopefully I'll see it again during my lifetime. Puerto Vallarta is again relative civilization and Banderas Bay is truly beautiful. We will probably stay here for a week and then head south again. Internet connections a bit iffy here but I will upload some more photos soon.

Mazatlan, November 13, 2009

Spent a quiet couple of days exploring Mazatlan. We are off to Puerto Vallarta tomorrow.

Here are some more photos as promised


Cathedral in Mazatlan

Siesta on the Fiesta deck

Mazatlan market

Mazatlan market. Baby wasn't for sale

Drinks in downtown Mazatlan

Los Archos, Cabo San Lucas

The handicapped ramp at the immigration office in Cabot. I'm not sure it would meet OSHA standards

Sunset in Cabo. Lots of HaHa boats

awards ceremony Baja haha

Paul Allen's second boat 'Medusa' in San Jose del Cabo. First boat is bigger!

Mazatlan November12, 2009

We are now in Mazatlan on mainland Mexico anchored up in the municipal port under a lighthouse that is reportedly the second highest in the world after Gibraltar. The sail across the Sea of Cortez was very enjoyable with favorable winds and two nice Dorado for the freezer. We will explore the old town of Mazatlan today and may leave for Puerto Vallarta tomorrow or the next day. (photos to follow)
Before we left Cabo San Lucas, we had dinner with CCYC members Barbie and Jerry Newmin and also with Abby and Andreas Mozoras and a good time was had on both evenings

Cabo San Lucas November 8, 2009

baja sunset

Ron with dorado

Joanne and Ron getting down in Bahia Santa Maria

Our prize winning 63" Wahoo

Baja HaHa start in San Diego

We arrived in Cabo four days ago after a gentle sail down from Bahia Santa Maria. Weather is quite warm especially at mid-day but cools off nicely at night. We are anchored off the beach and enjoying a view of Los Archos and the entire bay. The Mexican paperwork cha-cha was achieved with only minor hassle with the immigration guys asking for extra money to "expedite" the situation for the visas. We have been involved with the HaHa activities ashore, the last of which was last night with an award ceremony at 1800H. We won an award for the largest fish caught, known as the Master Baiter Trophy. It's a plastic talking bass that I shall treasure for years. Joanne left yesterday for San Francisco and we will probably go tomorrow to San Jose del Cabo and Los Frailes and then on to Mazatlan.

Now in Bahia Santa Maria with excellent weather. Played with the sailing dinghy and I think we have the record fish caught. All in all this rally has been a lot of fun. We will be here until morning of November 4 and then on to Cabo San Lucas.

It is now nice and warm and tropical. We are 30 miles off Bahia Santa Maria where we will spend the next 2 days. We had a 50 pound Wahoo today and will be eating fish for days. Crew is all well no puking now but we could have more breeze; we are motoring now.

Second Leg of Baja Haha

We are on our second leg in much lighter air. Now 30 miles south-east of Turtle Bay and it's a beautiful day. Making 7.0kts under asymmetric spinakker. No fish yet today.