Author: Pam
We left La Paz yesterday for Puerto Vallarta our next destination in Mexico. Yesterday was uneventful. It was a beautiful warm and sunny day, with no wind what so ever. We motored the entire way to Bahia de los Muertos. We arrived at 2100 and anchored for the night. We try to avoid anchoring at night usually, but we knew we would be arriving after dark and we were comfortable with our knowledge of the anchorage from our previous visit. We left Muertos this morning at 1030 and have made excellent time all day. It was another beautiful sunny day and wind has not been a problem. It has been blowing 15-20 knots, with waves of 9-12 feet. We have been traveling at an average speed of 6.5 kts all day, which is excellent progress. Today was our best sailing day since the beginning of our trip over two months ago. We both spent a lot of time at the helm, it was great sailing practice. For entertainment we played a modified version of a game we learned during sailing class. The waves were providing a great surfing opportunity; the challenge was to hit the highest speed. Pam won with 11 knots, a number we had never seen on this boat. We hove to for two and a half hours and made baked chicken and rice for dinner. It was bumpy due to the waves and there was a bit of spilling, but nothing serious. The trip to Puerto Vallarta from La Paz is 383 miles, we are currently 262 miles away. We will arrive on Friday or Saturday. We will be staying in PV for three weeks on land at Scott’s timeshare. We will berth the boat at the downtown marina, there isn’t any where to anchor at the present in PV. We will spend time at the boat working on various projects. We are looking forward to sleeping in a bed that is not moving and endless showers. We are also looking forward to the holidays and to visits from our friends, Andy, Patti, Mike and Randy over the next three weeks. We plan to leave PV on January 11th and head towards Zihautanejo.
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