We have enjoyed time with the family and friends over Christmas and New Year and it was good to see everyone and share in the Holidays.

We will be returning to La Paz on Monday, January 30th. The current plan is to get the boat ready and stocked for continued cruising, however we want to be in La Paz for Carnival which occurs from February 16 to 21. We hear it is a great time to be in La Paz. See WEB Link on the sidebar “Favorites” for more information.

This means we will probably do some short overnight trips or day sails during the week of February 5th., and be back in La Paz for Carnival. Our plan is to head off after Carnival to Espiritu Santo (Partida), Caleta San Evaristo, Puerto Los Gatos, Isla San Francisco, Balandra and back to La Paz. That should take about 7-9 days. We will then stock up for the trip to the Mexican mainland, not sure yet if we will go to Mazatlan or directly to Puerto Vallarta.

Our plan is to push on south very quickly to Tenacatitta and Barra and hang then out there for a while. Not sure if we will go to Manzanillo but that is about as far south as we will get this season. We will then head slowly up to Mazatlan from the south as the weather warms up. We still plan on bringing Hilbre back to the US leaving La Paz/Cabo around May 1-5 which gives us a good amount of time to get back to either Long Beach or Ensenada. We are tempted to leave the boat at Marina Corral in Ensenada for June and July while we decide what to do next, such is retirement, everything is flexible.