Slow Boat to La Paz

We stayed a week in Mazatlan waiting out a gale in the Sea of Cortez. We toured the old town, about a 10 mile bus ride away on the south side of town from Marina Mazatlan through the "gold zone" (aka "golden age zone"). Mazatlan is a lot drier than Puerto Vallarta and points south, and we liked that. It was cooler too, and the Home Depot and Walmart gave it a homey feel.

We left Mazatlan Tuesday, March 6 and had rough seas in the shallow water along the coast to the north. The next day, we were in deeper and calmer water and had a great sail all day. There was nothing to see though, no diving birds or flying fish or whales, only about 5 shrimp boats the whole way, and having an almost full moon made the night watches better. We got into Marina de La Paz Thursday morning after navigating the unmarked San Lorenzo Channel, which this time was rather calm. It took as long to go from Mazatlan to La Paz as it did to go from Baja to Puerto Vallarta. It was fewer miles but we were headed into the wind. All in all, a good trip and it's great to be back in Baja.