"We are cold and wet and just want to get there! It is now sunrise and with the morning light, the landmark we have been looking for is now visible, 16 miles away.

The spectacular double rocky peaks of Las Tetas de Cabra (Teats of the Goat) have been guiding local fishermen home for hundreds of years. And today, pounding through eight foot seas with a cold north wind, Raven will soon be in the safety of Bahia San Carlos, our final destination.

In sixty-seven days Raven logged 1,832 nautical miles from El Salvador to San Carlos, Sonora Mexico. This trip is normally made in late May
or June when you have warm temperatures and the wind in your favor, but carefully watching our weather windows, got us here safely.

This is the last voyage on Raven that Scott will be making, as he is "swallowing the anchor" and moving ashore.

"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts"
Herman Melville 1844

Howard Coberly,
crewing on s/v RAVEN"

After a quick refuel in Puerto Escondido and the last 35 miles of huge, rough, seas; Scott, Howard and Raven are back in San Carlos - Raven's final destination with us!

Now the clean up begins so Scott can be home for my birthday!!

leaving Mazatlan behind

the harbor entrance at sunset

The docklines were released at 1030 Saturday morning and the compass was pointed north. NORTH! Since leaving El Salvador we have been going west and WNW, but since rounding Cabo Corrientes, we are now headed north towards the Sea of Cortez.
Leaving the marina we weave through 42 boats that are
anchored off the town and see whales as we are approaching Punta Mita. The sea is calm as there is little wind and we are motor sailing into mild rolling swells. It is overcast and I have been wearing my windbreaker since the temperature is in the low eighties..... BRRRRRR!
We reached Mazatlan at 1700 local time making it a 35 hour passage, and are now in a slip at Marina Mazatlan.

Scott has been gone, for, about, say, 100 years now. I just hope there is a better internet/Skype connection at the next place so we can say more than: "Can you hear me?" "Are you there?" "Hello?" " Hello?" "Can you hear me now?" "Now?""Now?"" Is there anybody out there?"....At least one of us gets to hear the others voice. Wha. Ha. Ha. Ha.