Mazatlan & More...

 Wizard in Marina El Cid, Mazatlan

Marina views

 Views from El Cid Moro, Mazatlan

Beaching it with friends Dot & Larry at El Cid Moro

Margaritas for lunch...jewelry shopping later!

Camarones con ajo

11/2/12     Stone Island

 Motored down the coast to a quiet, calm anchorage called Stone Island, just past the huge port of Mazatlan, the largest commercial port on this coast, put anchor down on sand bottom in a picturesque bay lined with palm trees, a long beach with many palyapa restaurants. We decompress here from several days of the busy marina life and just hang out for two days.

Stone Island 

Amazing sunsets!

Kayaking at Stone Island

s/v Silk

Walked the streets with of this little town of Stone Island carved out of the side of a rocky hill, streets are unpaved and lumpy,  a bustling town of 3,000 people complete with plaza, schools and many tiendas...bought produce  for our Thanksgiving dinner at a small tienda, this one room store where I bought tomatoes, bananas, 1/2 papaya, rice, onions and tortillas...still craving fruit, bought a pineapple at a street vendor..lugged this all back to the beach where we collapsed in the shade of a restaurant palapa and had a beer! The heat is exhausting...we even sweat in the shade! Only  a cold beer quenches our thirst! We sit down in a sand floor, open air restaurant, with thatched roof, they cook to order...we notice no other "gringos" and the waiter tells us this is the slow season. December is when more tourists come. Though there is grumbling among the cruisers that this anchorage is unsafe as there have been 5 dingy thefts in last few weeks! This makes it uncomfortable to leave your boat or dingy unattended. So, many "yachties" have by passed this stop due to recent crimes. We did notice police on four quads patrolling the beach at sunset....

Amazing to sit and look at our sailboat in the bay and realize we SAILED here!

Fruits gathered in Stone Island

Thanksgiving is spent with friends on Silk and Autumn Wind for a shrimp dinner and pumpkin pie! Lots of fun and cheers and beers!