Boogie boarding in Mazatlan

This year, we spent Christmas sailing from la Paz to Mazatlan. The 250 miles trip took about 44 hrs, a mix of sailing and motoring.  There was a small weather window that would get us here without the dreaded choppy seas but the trade-off of light wind, and the forecast proofed to be fairly correct.

Tessa running for her last trampoline time at cafe Stella in la Paz

trampoline, playground and happy hour: great invention!

her 1st haircut bob style,which I did in 1 minute, the time she sat still

sunset during very calm seas

No perogies this year, but Tod made a delicious  roasted chicken on Christmas eve.  After we left La Paz on Christmas morning, we choose a nearby anchorage to check the oil leak (good news there, seems to be fixed), and make a big pot of lentils and veggies. Cooking underway is not something we enjoy at this time, so we tend to make meals for several days ahead. Tessa watched parts of her first ever movie during the passage- the Lorax. Mixed reviews on her part I think, one moment she loved it, the next she seemed scared and wanted to stop.

We are staying in the marina belonging to the resort El Cid, and a nice pool is very close by. Tessa was super excited to try out her boogie board, and it is a hit!

In the afternoon we checked out the Gold Zone- long stretches of beach with resorts, very touristy, not much of our liking. In the next few days we will go to Old Town, which supposed to be wonderful.

mango on a stick, if we only  had seen it before we had a huge ice cream

Expression of the day, after she saw 'a just married couple' here..." I want to get married to Sinterklaas (dutch equivalent of Santa Claus)"