We arrived in Mazatlan after experiencing some great head winds that were actually coming from a direction that allowed us swift sailing up the coastline. We also got in some good fishing, unfortunately, a dorado, a yellow tail or yellow fin remain as elusive as ever. On a good note, our streak for Jacks remains…

We left Barre de Navidad and our little private paradise. We headed north to Punta Mita, which is a small anchorage on the northern tip on the entrance to Banderas Bay.  When we left Barre, the weather was predicted to be pretty calm with some winds up to 10 knots. What we found, were 20+…

Keira enjoying the view of the “hidden cove” Our first anchorage north of Zihuatanejo was “Hidden Anchorage” at the further most northern tip of Manzanillo. A very nice little place that we had all to ourselves with the exception of a little floating fisherman’s hut and a fish pen. After a quick one night rest,…

Bahia de Zihuatanejo After a bit of a slog in deep swells with little wind, or too much wind, we finally pulled into Zihuatanejo. Ixtapa is the harbor just to the north and has a marina and other facilities, but it does not have the charm of Zihuat. We anchored out in the bay among…

Mike is the night owl of the family. I have never been a great night person. While friends would want to go on to a next club or have a few more rounds of night caps, you would likely find me curled up in some uncomfortable corner sleeping or wishing I was home sleeping.     …

La Paz was the perfect port to provision from and to stretch our sails. The city itself has old world and new with missions dating back centuries and the old town that the pearl industry built. Once the pearl capital of the world, La Paz was home to more than a few family dynasties whose…

After Isla Isabela, we stopped in Ensenada de Matanchen just south of San Blas. The anchorage is a bit nerve wracking with the depth hovering around 11 feet for about ½ a kilometer and we have an 8 foot 8 inch draft. Yikes. Once in, however, we were treated to a large anchorage where there…

Tethered while on passage I know a lot of cruising family bloggers are posting from sea and on their passages – we just don’t have those types of comm’s going on Mangas. We need to wait for a good ol’ fashioned wifi hotspot on land before we can post. So, as a result, I am…

We do not get a lot of news down here, but we were able to follow the drama of Rebel Heart through the local cruiser nets. Our first reaction, continues to be our reaction after all of the news and first hand accounts: shit happens. When you have a sick child, you do what you…

Time is moving fast for this sabbatical. And, it is a lot of work. We feel busier than we have been in a long time, so we must be doing something wrong. Hopefully, we will see a break soon. But, everyday we need to do home school, and make water, and cook and clean the…