Mazatlan

11-24-06 Friday
Here is a picture of us celebrating and being silly (at Isla Partida).

We got into Mazatlan last night after a crossing that had quite a bit of motor time. We did have one great day with the spinnaker up, but otherwise there were light winds directly behind us. That forces you to make a decision between sailing slow (and getting tired) or motoring and getting there sooner. We motored. It took us around 40 hours. On the way, we had a fabulous Thankgiving dinner featuring ham in secret sauce; mashed potatoes in gravy; grandma's cole slaw and green bean casserole; peas; cranberry sauce; and a pumpkin pie that Andi baked at dawn.

After the dinner, we stopped the boat and went swimming in water a mile deep. After we got out of the water, some dolphins joined us. I've always wanted to swim with dolphins. Oh well, next time.

We are at Marina Mazatlan and are looking forward to seeing the old downtown area. We'll spend all day there tomorrow. We have connected with some old friends here and I suspect that our social lives will be taking an upturn.