trip across the sea of cortez-arrival in Mazatlan

Sunday, November 18

We arrived at Mazatlan sunrise on Friday. On our first day and night out the ocean was calm with very little wind-this required that we motor sail. We felt relief from the previous overnighters. The sea of cortez was the most beautiful blue color-I only wish that we could capture the clear blue color in a photo. The sunrise and sunset are also spectacular as the water sparkles - very little traffic with no sight of land. We did pass cruise ships and are always amazed at the amount of lights and the size on the radar of these giants. We saw dolphins and whales at a distance. The flying fish were the excitement for the night time. They look like flying lights. As we progressed into our second night at sea and I planned dinner-the winds picked up along with the waves which seemed to come from all directions and once again the boat was rocking and rolling. It was difficult to stand up-Pots and pans flew in the galley as we attempted to prepare and hang onto our dinner! It is just hard to explain - The simplest things become quite complicated! As we progressed into the night-the winds were pushing us further then our planned arrival-we reefed the sails and stalled a little so that we did not arrive in Mazatlan in the dark. It was a little challenging for the three of us to be on the look out and see the exact location of entry to the harbor. As we arrived into a slip, we were welcomed to Mazatlan by staff f rom the Marina and fellow cruisers. It felt so good to be tied to the dock and feel the calmness of NO MOVEME NT. We enjoyed some rest tme and a walk around the marina. Everyone is so friendly here-have we sailed to pleasantville?? Enough for now I will attempt to add a couple of pictures and wite more later.