3/5/2011 - Across the Tehuantepec to Puerto Madera

Well we made it to Puerto Madera (the most southern port in Mexico), tired but without any tales to tell. We crossed the Tehuantepec at the tail end of a blow and had a nice bit of motor sailing Thursday night. By Friday morning the winds had settled down to less than 10 knots and we motored the rest of the way in. While the weather was cooperating, the hundreds of shrimp boats meandering around kept us on pins and needles trying to figure out which way they were going. Each of the "shrimpers" is big enough to crush our little boat and they drag nets behind them for an unknown distance. I guess though that a cruiser doesn't make a good catch so we zigged and they zagged and we both avoided each other. We'll check out of Mexico in the next few days then another two night passage to Bahia del Sol in El Salvador, where we plan to stay for a couple of months.

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