Mosaic Family Voyage: Reaching Mexico’s Mainland Pacific Coast

Our group of buddy boats in Bahia Santa Maria took a few days to relax after the hustle and bustle that was Cruiser’s Thanksgiving: Anchorage Style. We all collectively pulled up our anchors and traveled together into Magdalena Bay to anchor again in Man-Of-War Cove at a primitive fishing village.

We only spent one night at Man-Of-War, as it didn’t hold a candle to the beauty of Bahia Santa Maria. However, we did journey further into “Mag Bay” to the authentic Mexican town of Puerto San Carlos. Happy to find good internet there, (the first since Ensenada) we stayed three days so that I could work. We were the only recreational boat, and the only sailboat anywhere in the area.

Leaving Mag Bay behind us, we sailed overnight to anchor off the beach at Cabo San Lucas. Cabo was quite the experience: international vacationers and party central. We stayed for about a week, enjoying the clear turquoise water, amazing beaches and stunning rock formations. The party scene eventually drove us away though and we left to cross the mouth of the Sea of Cortez.

For two nights, we sailed across the sea to the mainland side of Mexico. At mid-morning on the third day, we arrived at beautiful Isla Isabel. This was our next “Most Beautiful Place.”

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