Cabo San Lucas to Puerto Vallarta
After the Baja-haha parties wrapped up, our drinking money ran out, and Briana headed back to the US, we realized we needed to escape from Cabo San Lucas - the city is evil. On November 13th, super early, we motored out into a maelstrom and hauled up the sails. We were away and not a moment too soon.
Our destination: Puerto Vallarta, some 280nm, only a three-day sail. Our timeline? One month!
- Cabo San Lucas to Las Frailes anchorage, hanging out, snorkeling, and chilling
- Las Frailes to Ensenada de los Muertos, recovering our stolen dinghy, snorkeling, and a great beach party!
- Ensenada de los Muertos to La Paz, re-provisioning, getting some boatwork done, and American thanksgiving with other cruisers!
- La Paz to the Espiritu Santo islands, one week in paradise: snorkeling, swimming, exploring, and hunkering down for our first huge storm - gale force winds!
- Espiritu Santo to Ensenada de los Muertos, waiting out another storm at anchor, preparing to cross the Sea of Cortez
- Ensenada de los Muertos - across the Sea of Cortez - to Mazatlan, big wind, huge waves, and surfing at more than 10 knots!
- Mazatlan to Isla Isabela, easy overnight sail to Isabela - a bird estuary island in the Pacific, lots of boobies and frigate birds
- Isla Isabela to Puerto Vallarta, easy overnight sail and parking Wanderlust for the next month