Dreamin' of Sailing

Snorkeling from a private island beach - Bahia Concepcion

27 February 2017
Hot and Sunny, calm
There are many islands within view of Playa Santispak so every day we would go kayaking and explore. One of our favorite islands had a beautiful sand spit, beach with lots of shells, and pretty decent snorkeling right from the beach. There are a lot of sting rays, so I get freaked out by them and stay close to Dave. The most interesting sighting was the Cortez Angel Fish. Beautiful!!
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Vessel Name: Elara
Vessel Make/Model: Catalina 42 mk2
Hailing Port: La Conner, WA
Crew: Dave and Mari Latimer
About: Dave and Mari live in La Conner, WA, and sail the San Juan Islands and surrounding waters. The blog is used for both sailing and RV adventures.
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Elara is the 8th largest moon of Jupiter, and is named after Elara, one of the lovers of Zeus and the mother of the giant, Tityus. She was a mortal princess, the daughter of King Orchomenus. Zeus hid her from his wife, Hera, deep within the Earth, where she gave birth to Tityus. We sailed a boat [...]
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