Mainland Mexico!
El Faro, Mazatlán Hello dear friends and family, We’re currently in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, one of our new favorite towns, situated on the northern shore of Bahía de Banderas. We’ve quietly settled into life here as we await our big voyage next month: the passage across the Pacific Ocean. Oh boy, it feels good to say those words! We’re feeling all the emotions: excited, prepared, unprepared, confident, scared, focused, foggy, feverish, chilled, raspy…oh yeah, we came down with bronchitis too. Bad timing. Since I’m bored in bed, you get a long blog post this time! In the last two months, we’ve explored new towns, fell in love with Isla Isabel, attended ocean faring seminars, visited my family in Washington, and enjoyed visits from Dave’s family here in La Cruz. Dave and his dad enjoyed a couple weeks together exploring the coastline from Bahía de Banderas to Playa Tenacatita and back. And in true sailing fashion, we let our to-do list get way too long. The boat work treadmill never sto