Passed the Islas Tres Marias early this morning. We could just barely make them out at a distance. The Mexicans have a penal colony there, so boats have to stay well clear.
What an absolutely perfect day! Temperature ideal. Water calm. Gentle breeze. Sailing nicely at 4-5 knots. Paradise!
We've been getting a lot of good weather reports from the ham nets, which is what we bought the short-wave radio for in the first place. All my efforts to get licensed are really paying off.
Arrived in Puerto Vallarta in the middle of the night, as we did the first time we came here, three years ago. Had a hard time finding a place to anchor. Even 1/8 mile from shore it was still very deep. Ended up anchoring about 100 yards from the beach. We could hear the pounding surf, and we were rolling in the swells. It was sort of scary, and if we hadn't been so tired, we'd have probably taken turns sitting up all night, but we slept like logs.
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