Back in Agua Verde

Sunset view from the south anchorage in Agua Verde.
After a couple of nights we moved to the north
anchorage and had it all to ourselves much of the time.

This is a video of L-L heading up San Jose Channel from Isla

San Francisco to Puerto Los Gatos. Wind and current were with us!

From Mazatlan we spent one night crossing the Sea

of Cortez to Muertos, one night in Muertos, one night

in Isla San Francisco, one night in Los Gatos before

we dropped the anchor in Agua Verde where we

stayed for two weeks.

The goats are still making their daily rounds.
We hear their bells every morning and evening.

José's house now has a new porch.

José also has a new dog named Mocha.

She's very friendly, but not a retriever.

We found a tennis ball and threw it to her from

the dinghy, but she didn't have a clue

what to do with it:

Loomba-Loomba in the north anchorage

We did quite a bit of paddleboarding...

The restaurant run by the "Sociedad Cooperativa

Punta Pasquel" is getting better all the time.

The fish tacos are the best and the chile rellenos

and chicken mole are also great. The tortillas

are the best around!

The La Brisa del Mar restaurant is the building with the
flag pole.

Leanor and her family are at the restaurant most of the time.

View from the restaurant

Sign posted on the beach by the Cooperativo.
They now take recycling and garbage for a small fee and
take it to Loreto.

Having the dolphins come and play off your bow

is always a thrill, but especially when you are

in the dinghy!

Our last night in AV we anchored off of the village beach.

We headed north from Agua Verde on May 11.

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