After we left Mazatlan our first stop was 80 miles southeast to Isla Isabela. Isla Isabela is a Mexican national park and an amazing one at that!! An island with no infrastructure except for a small fishing village, Isabela is home to hundreds of thousands of birds and their nestlings. You literally walk through groves of trees with huge birds and their babies right at eye level. The two photos above are a baby booby bird and a baby firgate respectively. So adorable and amazing how they just let you pass right by with little or no reaction. In a way it was a bit creepy, the person to bird ratio,but then I have seen that Alfred Hitchcock movie more than once! The island is also part jungle complete with banana groves and a crater lake. We could have spent days exploring but the drawback of the island was the anchorage was know as an "anchor eater". This is no place to linger on a sailboat. That all for now....next entry...San Blas where the jungle meets the ocean.
xo Liz
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The folks at Ventura Isle have been watching and celebrating your trip. Jealousy runs rampant.
Jim & Don on DreamWeaver will be heading south for their multi-year trip - first stop is Sea of Cortez. Departure will be around Nov. or so. Maybe you'll see them out there.
Fair winds & following seas to ya,
Tip Tansley on GRACE
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Hi-ya Mark and Lizzy,
I have had so much fun tonight looking at your site and 'catching up' on your whereabouts...living vicariously through you and your incredible adventures as I scrub grout with a toothbrush cleaning up our new place; but hey, I'll look forward to visiting you two in the near future in some beautiful, exotic place - that'll keep me going! You both look wonderful and "all lit up" - the places you have been look incredible and I can't wait to read and see more. You are always in my thoughts and prayers - wishing you safe travels and can't wait to see you again.
Love and miss you,
Ames
Love the rebuttal to Longfellow, the cancerous spread of Christianity. You will start another crusade, Maypo. Great writing Liz, miss you, Tara & Maggie
Maggie visited Dr. K and Dr. Serrano and was very well taken care of since her previous dentist skipped town. She is doing well in school and tells me her favorite picture is the one her room that is abstract. She says she sees her Uncle Mark on his sailboat. She misses Wiz (aka Liz) alot. Love the pics of watering hole. Can't wait to meet up with you and do some diving. Love your sis, Tara
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