Enjoying Mazatlan

We wandered around Old Town Mazatlan yesterday -- the area is filled with narrow, winding streets, small cafes, art galleries,  the Cathedral, and Central Mercado.  The whole area seems less scruffy than 10 years ago; we had a great walk and meal of fresh seafood.  We meet a former bricklayer from Mammoth, CA who is now a baker down here.

This morning we took Gunrock, our dinghy, back into the mangroves for a bit of bird watching.  We saw many herons, egrets, roseate spoonbills, and scarlet ibis.  Very fun.

The winds were howling yesterday (and the seas were reported to be up and square and short period).  Today is calmer.  The forecast looks good for us to head out as early as Saturday afternoon; we will take about 17 hours to get to Isabella so we will do as an overnight and arrive in the morning.  We hope conditions are settled enough for us to stay several days and explore the island as it is a breeding ground for blue footed boobies and frigate birds.

Here are some of our birding shots.