New friends and New stories

The Mexican adventure continued off the Baja peninsula by taking the Baja Ferry from La Paz to Mazatlan overnight arriving at 730 in the morning. It was the perfect way to combine lots of miles with not having to pay for a place to sleep. However the ferry itself ended up being a cool 300 bucks, so its not a super steal. The ferry was fairly luxurious compared to Alaska and BC ferries. It was almost akin to a cruise ship equipped with nice bunk rooms (those were extra) and a cool discoteque. 

On the ship we met a couple from Kingston, Ontario, Kahung and Mel, traveling with their 4 year old son Dante to Panama and back. Check out their BLOG. We decided to travel for the next day or so together, just for a slight change of pace. It was great fun and I think Andrew became Dantes new best friend. We spent the morning after the boat trip exploring old Mazatlan, but quickly tired of the city so we headed to Noviellro about 150km south and spent a couple nights there exploring the beach, checking out all the creatures the ocean washes up on shore and enjoying good food, good company and great fires on the beach.

We somewhat reluctantly tore ourselves away from the untouched beach and headed to the crazyness of Sayulita.

The huge Baja Ferry with THREE levels for cars and trucks!

Central curch of downtown Mazatlan

Having fun at the market with Dante and Mel

Just one of the delicious dinner options!

Checking out the things that wash up on the beach. Observing the circle of life

Kumu and her new friend The Mule

Teaching Dante how to surf. Sorry for the poor quality of pictures, again the internet here is a big struggle! (picture credit to Kahung)

Dante's loving it (picture credit to Kahung)

 As with most kids he was a quick learner. Hang loose dude! (picture credit to Kahung)

The killer sandcastle crew.  (picture credit to Kahung)

 Dont mess with us (picture credit to Kahung)

Wild horses on the beach (picture credit to Kahung)

Unfortunately the wicked skull we found looked better on The Mule than it did on Kumu, so we sent them off with a new momento and a warning for any who come close!

Cruising down the endless miles of beach at Noviellro! Amazing, not a soul or a house to be seen.