Whale!

We have been seeing a lot of whales on our way to Banderas Bay, where Puerto Vallarta is located.  However, it is not that easy to get a photo of these amazing creatures.

How our whale pictures usually turn out

Occasionally we get one of these!

FINALLY! 

Chacala

Heading south from Mazatlan was a long overnighter to Chacala.  We buddy boated with Wastrel and had a fine time.

Wastrel flying all her sails

Chacala can be a rolly anchorage so most people anchor bow and stern.  Marcus putting out the stern anchor.

Raton

  The special was shrimp stuffed fish wrapped with bacon and covered with cheese.  I couldn't quite figure out what this was supposed to be, maybe a lobster with olive eyes and shrimp tail?  When the waiter cleared my plate he said, so you liked the "raton"  it was fashioned to look like a mouse.

This family sold crafts out of the back of Dad's truck and on the beach.

Rainbow Warrior

190 feet with an A frame mast design

Greenpeace came to Mazatlan for a few days.  We took a tour, amazing. Built specifically for Greenpeace at a cost of over $30 Million Dollars.

We were already had a pretty good grasp of solar usage and the many options available.

The Bridge

100 year old Mexican Casa

Newlyweds Dennis and June on Shamanes stayed at a friends place for a few days and invited us for dinner.  A beautiful 100 year old Mexican home, a very traditional home of the upper income Mexican family.

Plenty of room for multiple chefs!

Bedrooms are located directly off of this large living area.

Main bathroom, the oversized shower had a tile mosaic of a parrot.

Time in Mazatlan

 Mazatlan is one of our favorite cities here in Mexico.  There is something for every mood, traditional mexican shopping, gringo get togethers, parks, beaches, town squares, cultural events, and great bus system for getting around.

Fred and Kathy on Sonrisa took me to town with them to do a little shopping.

Shopping at the carneceria or butcher shop

Verduras-Vegetables

All these lovely vegetables for 53 pesos, about $4 

We finally met up with Bay Area Shamanes again.