Marina El CID, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Tomorrow, it appears that our wishes may have come true.
We have waited patiently for something other than a NW wind to bash our way up the Sea of Cortez. Tomorrow our weather app tells us we will have some light west winds followed by at least two days of southerly winds. It remains to be seen if there will be enough wind to actually sail with, but at least it should be a more comfortable passage.
We have a long way to go, 385 nautical miles according to my plotted route, so we cannot dawdle if we want to make it in no more than 3 days. We have a slip reserved at the San Carlos marina for a Thursday, May 10th arrival and a haul out scheduled for the following Monday, May 14th.
Meanwhile, here in Mazatlán we have really enjoyed ourselves, making several trips to and from the town center and the spectacularly revamped Malacon. We have found a few great restaurants and are probably overindulging a mite. Oh well, a long passage at sea should cure that!
We are as prepared as we can be for this passage. We had a diver clean the bottom of the boat and the prop. We provisioned at the new, nearby Walmart store. We have added some time to our local phone.
There is a low, slack tide at around 9:30 AM tomorrow morning, which should allow us to get out of here.
BTW It is really starting to warm up here - summer is coming fast!
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