Birds

Six of us joined a very expensive bird tour out to a new tourist spot an hour out if Mazatlan. We left our boats at 5:30 am, returned around 4:00pm. We were also accompanied by about eight true birds who got very excited when ever a bird was spotted. Plus the knowledge they shared with us helped us to enjoy a rather long and very hot day. According to one of the birds we saw 26 birds, in my mind some looked just like house sparrow. Here is a couple of not great shots of what we saw.

Fishing

This is what the fishing is like around Mazatlan.

Who Does This Camera Work Anyway

Our friend Rohalio asked Lynn to explain how or operate his camera, not sure if the communication was a success or not as we did not get to see the final product.

What's Happening

Well it has been a little over a month since getting back to the boat. We had the boat hauled and bottom painted. The paint was getting a little thin, since it was last done two years ago. It was painted shark white and is so bright the diver is going to need to wear sunglasses when cleaning the bottom. Our outboard is waiting for parts, and we had the Honda generator serviced by Honda for about $26 Canadian including parts. All else seems to be working fine.

A lot of news both correct and incorrect on the issue with boats being impounded ,but is causing a lot of visits to get a new Temporary Import Document. In Mazatlan it is 20 minutes and about $750 pesos. From some of the current emails it seems that progress is being made but when dealing with government processes in any country it can take time and be very frustrating.


Just to make sure we still know how to sail the boat we spent today sailing off the Mazatlan waterfront. The weather is in the 25 degree range and much warmer then in the past two years. Some are even complaining it is to hot.

And in conclusion Lynn's golf game still sucks.

How to tell if your boat is impounded in Mexico !!!!

This notice was seen recently on a boat in El Cid Marina, who says the locals do not have a sense of ha ha.

Seasons greetings

Who said Santa doesn't deliver to boats in Mexico. Hope all are family and friends have had a very Merry Christmas and a great New Years. We spent Christmas Eve with boater friends and then went out for a lovely breakfast. We will be bringing in the new year with a nice fish meal and a little wine. Happy New Year to all and may all your hopes and dreams come true in 2014!

Back on the Boat

Arrived back in Mazatlan, much warmer then at home. All our friends are teasing us because we are white. We just tell them it is the frost and ice on us and once it melts we will be a little darker. Ball game Friday night and Mazatlan lost, they are having a poor season. Starting to get the boat shipshape but hard to get much done with so much visiting.