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Sea of Cortez 2006 continued.... page 2 |
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On our second day we moved to the north anchorage as a couple of boats had departed and it had better protection from the prevailing north wind. It was hard to tell if much had changed since we did not see much of the village on our first trip but Agua Verde today is a charming place. We understand it is still a hellish trip in from the highway. Our days were spent hiking, kayaking and wandering around the village where we picked up a few supplies from another industrious "Maria" that owns a small tienda. She makes the arduous trip in to Ciudad Constitution nearly every other day to keep her small store stocked and will take special orders from cruisers. She is just another example of the amazingly hard working Mexican people. We were also thrilled to find one of our favorite staples in the village, fresh hand-made tortillas. Yummm!
We were also pleasantly surprised to find numerous birds in the area and saw many unexpected, but familiar species, and several new ones. We spent one entire morning watching a cute little pair of Verdin constucting their nest in an Ocotillo. It was amazing to find such a large assrtment of brightly colored birds in a desert landscape.
During our stay we made several new friends and spent an afternoon on the beach swapping stories and comparing notes on places traveled and future plans. On one evening we rafted up out in the bay in our dinghy with two other couples to enjoy the sunset over a glass of wine. After four days it was time to move north again as we had a good weather window. |
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Friends Howard, Gayle and Britta of ANU |
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On the beach at Agua Verde. |
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We were both looking forward to our next stop, Isla Danzante, as we had kayaked there before we were married. It was a calm trip north and we arrived at the island to find only one other boat. Setting anchor in a small cove just a couple of hundred yards from where we had landed our kayaks more than 13 years ago, we spent the evening relaxing and reading.
The next morning we were startled awake by a mysterious whooshing noise just outside the hull. On deck, we discoverd we were surrounded by a pod of dolphins. They hung around the boat for a few minutes and then moved off to a cove just south of us. Cheri, thrilled out of sleep by the initial encounter, jumped into the dinghy and rowed over to spend the next hour and a half encircled by dolphins to busy feeding to notice or care that she was inches away. She refused to return to Zug until the dolphins had departed. |
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The Dolphins of Danzante |
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Heading north again, with Cheri keeping watch to the south should the dolphins return, our next stop was to be San Juanico. We had not planned to go farther north than Loretto but many cruisers we spoke with said we should not miss it. It was sound advice |
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We spent our days kayaking, hiking and exploring this beautiful bay, making new friends and visiting with others we had met earlier in our travels. Kayaking around the entire bay, we marvled at the awe inspiring display of the geologic forces that created much of Baja. We spent hours shell hunting on the beaches, explored outcroppings of fossil shells and collected obsidian nuggets (Apache Tears) eroding out of the cliffs. The bay was also great protection from the strong northerly's that picked up nearly every day we were there. After four days, with water and fresh veggies running low, we decided it was time to turn back south, retracing the trip north. |
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Cheri kayaking in San Juanico |
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A raft-up of Grebes in San Juanico. There were thousands of them in the bay. |
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