We had a safe passage from Mazatlan to La Cruz. It took us 26 hours to go 172 miles. Seas were flat 1-2 feet with 3-4 knots of wind. The wind picked up in the early morning hours to 10-12 knots.
One of our fears is crossing a long line (fishing line) during the night. They are everywhere in Mexico. So this season we added a cutter to our prop. While it is expensive it payed for us on this passage. We hit a long line around 2 a.m, felt the engine lug, and heard the plastic soda bottle hit our hull, however, the cutter went right though the line.
La Cruz is a quaint fishing village. The marina has less cruisers now than when we were here last season. Of course we are catching up with old friends we have not seen for awhile, such as Eyes of the World, in addition to catching up with John and Rosie of Serena Ray and Steve and Teresa of Gypsy's Palace. We have also been enjoying all the local restaurants and the music that is available here. One could go out every night to a different place and hear different music.
I have resumed kayaking every morning with Rosie. We enjoy the exercise as well as seeing what is going on in the bay and marina.
Wally continues to have multiple boat projects. We purchased a life raft and EPIRB which we have installed on the boat. We both feel that this was a necessary safety precaution.
We plan to be here through the holidays. We have many things we wish to see and do while we are in Banderas Bay.
1 comment:
Glad you had a safe ride down. Those pesky long lines! How are the slip rates at Nayarit?
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