Andalucia's return to Mazatlan

One of those great trips:

Mary and I set sail from La Cruz to return the Andalucía to its home port of Marina Mazatlan.  It is 200 miles, to weather, back to Mazatlan and Mary had never done an overnight sail before.  I should not have  worried, she was great. 

 Getting around Punta Mita was easy However, I decided to spend the night at the wonderful anchorage of Chacala about 50 miles to the north.
The sunset was ‘one of those’ with perfect weather and glassy seas.  The guidebooks’ all say "two hooks',,,, well what do they know.  That was a big mistake as we rolled all night long.  Well it was up early with a great breakfast by Mary and we were on our way north.  The only obstacle was passing Isla Isabella, in the dark, on Mary’s watch.  It was a huge spot on radar and we missed it by 5 miles, not a problem for the Admiral.

Except for the fog, it was an easy run to the slip in Mazatlan.  Our friends were at the dock waiting for us to toss our lines to.  What great crew for a great trip home and a wonderful 3 months in La Cruz.