Adventures in the Sea of Cortez-- part 1
03 April 2013 | San Francisco Island
Craig
We left La Paz yesterday in beautiful weather and motor-sailed 35 nm to San Francisco. This island is one of my favorite anchorages in all of Mexico. Crystal clear blue and green waters in a new-moon shaped semicircle overlooked by rugged red cliffs. We eagerly went ashore today: Sue to hunt for shells and Craig to hunt for agates. San Francisco is known for its blue-green agates and Sue had discovered a prime vein last time we were here. Today we went right to it and found 10 large ones and numerous small samples. Hopefully, someday Craig will take the time to polish some of the better ones for display. [The ones from the first trip are still sitting in a bag :