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Rome in Zihuatanejo?

There once was a corrupt police chief, Arturo Durazo Moreno also known as ‘El Negro,’ in Z-town who somehow built…

Ixtapa Marina

We came into the marina at Ixtapa for a few weeks.  We needed to find a nice, safe, and secure…

Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo

Yes, those are sails you see in the photo! We actually had nice wind on our 5-mile trip from Isla…

Isla Grande, Ixtapa

After a long 30-hour trip from Manzanillo,  we anchored at Isla Grande, just NW of Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo.  This is a regular…

Bahia Santiago

In the morning, we pulled anchor in Carrizal and headed to Bahia Santiago in Manzanillo. We stayed in Bahia Santiago…

Ensenada Carrizal

This beautiful anchorage is very near Manzanillo, but you would never know we were so close to a bustling industrial…

Southbound!

On our way to Panama! Very slowly. As the crow flies, we are 30 miles closer to our eventual end-of-season…

The Lagoon Life

Although we are not in the marina, the French Baker still visits us. Chocolate brownie croissants, now that is what…

Hanging at Tenacatita

We left Barra de Navidad early on February 14 for a 14 mile transit to the ever popular Bahia Tenacatita.…

The Windlass Saga Continues

We got a new windlass delivered to us in Barra de Navidad. Heavy little beast. Our freight forwarder repacked the…

Birthday Bus Ride

For Dave’s birthday, we took a little trip to Colima.  We stayed by the Cathedral Basilica de Colima.  There is…

Excursion to Manzanillo

Last year, we sailed as far south as Manzanillo. Yesterday, we rode with friends to Manzanillo in a rental car…