Tuesday, 14 January 2014 – We flew back to Mazatlán which took most of the day having to connect through Los Angeles. Arriving in the late afternoon, we found Hilbre in good shape and as we were both hungry and thirsty, we headed to Gus Y Gus for dinner and drinks. Unfortunately, being thirsty and glad to be back in Mazatlán, we had a few Margaritas which we drank too quickly. After dinner, we stumbled back to Hilbre which was only a few steps away.

Wednesday, 15 January 2014 – We both laid low during the day and finally emerged to have dinner at Christies.

Thursday, 16 January 2014 – The morning was spent grocery shopping. Stocking up on ice and drinking coffee at Rico’s coffee shop. As there were lots of grocery bags, we did our usual thing and took a taxi home to the boat.  While we have refrigeration, we usually supplement this with at least a couple of bags of ice. This helps to keep everything cool and stops the refrigerator working overtime. The ice will typically last up to 7 days and provides us plenty of ice for our drinks. We would certainly look at buying a portable ice maker in the future.

For those of you who have head about the Mexican boat embargoes, be assured it is at least 95% BS and nothing like what has been reported in the US press. Cruising continues normally here and no one is bothering anyone unjustly including the Mexican Government.