Photos and text of the sailing voyages of Ketch 22
Leaving the Sea Of Cortez, Naty and I proceeded to cross to Mazatlan, on the Mexican "Gold Coast" . About 30 hours in length, it was a relatively uneventful voyage that featured motoring at the beginning, motor sailing midway, and too much wind at the finish where we were nearly blown out of the Puerto Mazatlan anchorage after failing to deploy enough anchor rode. Fatigue had gotten the better of us.
View from the cockpit on arrival in Puerto Mazatlan.
Club Nautico, we had our picture taken here in 1982 on our honeymoon!
Enroute to Marina Mazatlan.
French influence on Mazatlan architecture.
Is that a balustrade?
Main alter, Cathedral Mazatlan.
Secondary chapel, Cathedral Mazatlan.
Bishops view of the rear, Cathedral Mazatlan.
Malecon Mazatlan
Naty and I spent a few hours touring the malecon prior to her departure. It's a lovely place to spend a day. We looked, took a few pictures and made ready for Naty's return to Silicon Valley, but not before a night at El Hotel Machado , overlooking Plaza machado in the old section of Mazatlan.
Looking for the green flash on the Malecon Mazatlan.
Naty, the biker chick.
Malecon Mazatlon las roca blancas.
View of Puerto Mazatlan entrance from El Faro foot path.
Mazatlan, looking north from El Faro.
Hotel Machado
Naty and I spent our last night together in Mazatlan at El Hotel Machado , overlooking Plaza machado in the old section of Mazatlan. A delightful place to enjoy Mazatlan away from the gringo tourist crowds and the timeshare sales force that follows them around.
After a night at Hotel Machado, Naty went back to work at Stanford, and I went back to Ketch 22, then safely berthed at Marina Mazatlan, where I wrote the first draft of 'Ode To Fish Tacos' (which I subsequently found out isn't really an 'ode', but it has a a nice ring I think) while I awaited the arrival of Rick and Tom for the next leg, which took us to Zihuatenejo. But you don't have to go home.
