Photo Gallery - Mazatlan to Zihuatanejo

Photos of cruising from Mazatlan down the Mexican Mainland to Zihuatanejo, Nov 2002 - Feb 2003.

Boobie birds make the world smile.	The blue-footed boobies are actually a little shy.	Frigate birds dominate the treetops at Isla Isabella.
The south anchorage at Isla Isabella.		Frigate landing.
Mark hiking near on Isabella.	Mark and boobies.	Blessed with a dorado near Careyes.
Tenacatita sunrise.	A tern visits s/v Squiz.	A full moon lit my passage south.
Dog guards restaurant.	Squiz braces herself while the boat heels.	Two classic denizens of Mexico beaches.
Naked and cool on the streets of Zihuatanejo.	Cool Mexican babe.	Lady Galadriel sailing into Zihuatanejo at sunset.
Entering the "bus" to the lagoon south of Zihuatanejo.	Jostling in the lagoon "bus".	Net fisherman 1.
Intercultural exchange.	Egret	Heron
The potluck on the catamaran Profligate was attended by over a hundred people. (Photo by Paul M)	Jerry trimmed the Spinnaker during the SailFest race.	Michael & Joanne let me sail with them on s/v Wavy during the SailFest race.
I took pictures and pretended to help during the SailFest race. (Photo by Paul M)	Approaching the first mark on the race course.	Spinnakers on the downwind leg of the SailFest race.
The SailFest parade of boats.	More spinnakers during the race.	Singers from the Zihuatanejo Indian school (the beneficiaries of the SailFest fund raising events).
Lovely Metaphora south of Ixtapa (Photo by Paul M).	Goodies at the Zihuatanejo market (Photo by Paul M).	Searing tuna during JJ's cooking class.
Squiz takes a dinghy ride to see s/v Dry Martini, her new home.	Entering the port of Lazaro Cardenas.	The only boat I saw being productively used in the great port Lazaro Cardenas was a fisherman's panga.
The yacht transport freighter partially submerges to allow yachts to load under their own power.	"s/v Windsong" drives into the loading bay of the submerged yacht transport freighter.	The freighter's orange-clad crew members helped position and tie up Squiz.
An overview of yachts tied in place above the submerged freighter's deck.