San Carlos La Paz Puerto Vallarta

After thanksgiving, we decided to wait until Monday to leave San Carlos for La Paz. Unfortunately, another Norther blew in and we did not leave until the following Friday. We did enjoy riding our bikes around the area and the many nice coves within walking distance. When we left, instead of stopping at all of the great spots on Baja, we went non stop to Isla San Francisco, which we made in 30 hours, averaging around 7 knots with 25 knot winds. We arrived in La Paz the following day after a windy night in Isla San Francisco, and spent a couple of days relaxing before leaving for Puerto Vallarta. We met our friends Bob and Terry of Shearwater in Los Muertos cove and traveled with them to Los Frailles and then across the Sea of Cortez (for the 3d time in a month) to Paradise Marina in Nuevo Vallarta, arriving on the morning of the 12th after a 48 hour sail. What a beautiful place. We flew home as scheduled on the following day. We now know not to schedule departure times in other places. The weather does not always cooperate. We had a great Christmas holiday with both of our children and all of our grandkids as well as Chad's parents and his sister. After crossing the sea 3 times in a month and not having time to stop and enjoy any anchorage for long, Linda announced that we were not going anywhere for a while. This is a great spot with world class facilities, 4 pools, a short walk to the beach and several beach restaurants, in addition to the great spots in Puerto Vallarta. It is also one of the most convenient places to have guest fly in for a visit. Cathy joined us for a week in March and we did the zip line tour and rode horses to a beautiful waterfall. We celebrated Linda's birthday at Vista Grill, a spectacular restaurant on the side of the hills overlooking the entire Banderas Bay.