Tuesday, 12 November 2013 – We had breakfast and lunch on board while we waited for the Laundry to be completed. We use the laundry in the Marina village for our laundry. Dinner was at Gus Y Gus where we ordered Octopus. Gus Y Gus is at the end of our slip.

Wednesday, 13 November 2013 – We washed the boat and soaked our Jack-lines in fresh water to remove the salt. We then hauled them up the mast to dry out. Otherwise, it was an easy and relaxing day.

Thursday, 14 November 2013 – The joys of Mazatlán, it is sunny and 85 degrees. This morning I used a rebuild kit for our Head. Heads are always temperamental on boats and require maintenance and rebuilds every few years. Kits are available for this purpose and we carry two on board for this purpose. After doing this essential maintenance, we headed to the Zona Dorado (Golden Zone). By the bus stop in the Golden Zone is the Panama Restaurant and who can resist their Guava Pie with a good cup of Coffee.

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Then it was on to the beach for a stroll at sunset then into Pancho’s for Margarita’s and dinner while listening to some funky beach musicians. Yes, we are back in Mazatlán and doing the things we enjoy. It is just like old times, it seems like we just left, but that was back in March.

Puerto Vallarta is proving to be a challenge once again. We hear the old downtown Marina near the cruise terminal was sold, and the new owners asked the boats there to leave while they rebuild it. That is a good thing but this has pushed these boats to move to the other Marinas in Puerto Vallarta so space is tight and a premium.

We have not been able to get a marina reservation for December and January so it looks like we will keep Hilbre in Mazatlán, until at least mid-January. Still, we enjoy Mazatlán so it is not all bad, just that we thought we would be further south by December.