Field notes, v1336
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Journal Hafner, M.S. 1977 17 July (cont) En Route: La Paz, BCS to Sinaloa, México (Mazatlán) to grab our sleeping bags and H2O bottle. (our 100 peso fare does not include a cabin (400 pesos). We had a rather pleasant, relaxing evening after the vessel finally got underway 1715. We had a drink or 2 at the bar then retired on the after-starboard bridge deck. Pastless sleep with people everywhere. Windy, moist nights. 18 July En Route: La Paz, BCS to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. 0500 awoke - very moist - at least our deck wasn't as wet as most others. We looked over the rail for a couple hours, talked to other americans, (there were very few), then at 0700 ate breakfast in the very nice shipboard restaurant. 0900 the ferry docked in Mazatlán. (a fairly smooth voyage in all). It took approximately 1½ hours to get all the passengers off of the vessel - owing mainly to gross disorganization. Finally at 1030 we were able to drive off of the vessel. We headed south immediately to the town of Villa Union where we drove northily through the town of Siqueros to a point some distance (to be determined later) north of the town. We noted gopher mounds and began to set out live traps. We were_