We left Barra with our friends on Elysium and headed for Chamala, about 52 miles up coast. Weather was unsettled and a storm system was reported on the way. After rounding Punta Corrientes in big breeze we decided to stop in Puerto Vallarta at Marina Vallarta for a couple of days to ride out the weather. 

After PV we stopped overnight at Punta Mita and then headed  to Chacala, about 32 miles up coast. Nice, small anchorage with a nice beach. Next stop was San Blas. Stayed outside where it was muggy and buggy. Left early the next day for Isla Isabela, a bird sanctuary about 52 miles from San Blas and 15 miles off shore. Good anchorage with an amazing amount of birds; pelicans, frigates, etc. There is a fish camp on shore and nothing else. The birds would fill the sky and literally cover all the vegetation on the beach.