Mazatlan

We made it to Mazatlan yesterday by around 10:30.  The entrance was a bit hairy as it is quite close to shore and you are in the surf until you make the entrance proper.  The current was running about 2 knots when we went in so no real problem.  Our intent was to tie up to the fuel dock at El-Cid Resort and Marina bu the dock was full so we went on further into the estuary and called El-Cid on the VHF.  We arranged for a slip and headed back.  Unfortunately we did not get quite the right directions on which side of the main finger we were on and I had to make a 180 degree turn mid channel in current that was now running aout 3 knots.  It was exciting and we did miss the big expensive power boat that was tied to the end of the dock.  We tied up after that without incident and settled in.  The marina is great with full use of the facilities $0.70 per ft USD per night under 40 feet.  They have a couple of pools, a hot tub, free towels, 20% discount card for food and drink, etc.  A pretty nice place.  We spent today going into town to the Mercado (market) to get some fresh food.  The market is a huge building in the middle of the city that has vendors for veggies, meat, fish, etc.  It’s where the locals ship and the quality of the produce was amazing and quite cheap.  Our friends Sandra from Passat II took us in a showed us around which was really cool.  Took the bus into town and wandered around the market.  We had a nice pot luck “appetizer” onboard another Canadian boat called Curare.  We met a bunch of the other cruisers who are moving through the area which was again pretty nice.  This is what it’s all about!