We are greeted by leapfrogging sea lions in Bahia La Paz!

At first we thought we were seeing the ever-present dolphins, but at

second glance we realized it was a seal show unfolding... amazing!

...and the winner is..!  We had never seen seals showing off like this.

A Different View of Mazatlan

We were anchored in the old harbor by the ferry and cruise

 ship docks. The redstacked vessel is a maritime transport, while the
Baja Ferry runs between Mazatlan and La Paz. Between these two,
 the two visiting cruise ships can be spotted.  What a busy place!

Isla Creston is attached to the city via a causeway. Even though

this lighthouse is high above the waterline, it appears to be the only

light.  We could see no other when we left port at 1 AM for La Paz.

Our favorite restaurant in Mazatlan is called Panama!

Dessert carts are wheeled from table to table to tempt

the customers.... even at breakfast~ too much for even

our sweetooths!!

The first two times we visited Mazatlan we stayed in one of the marinas on the north end of the city. This time we decided to anchor out on the south end!  It was a neat experience and we even got a lot of excerise in, since we walked to the city center twice- quite a hike.  Alice also walked to church and back on Sunday- another sizable hike.  Alice likes to walk for the sake of walking, while Bill will walk willingly for a purpose. She thought it would be cool to walk to the top of Isla Creston, the lighthouse island right next to our anchorage.  However, after hiking switchbacks part way up we heard that there are then 300 steps! No thanks!!  We did all our walking on relatively flat ground.