"Sarah, have you ever had rattlesnake tacos?" The Captain asks.
"uh,no.......why?" I don't even know why I ask about these things...
"Well let's go see if we can catch one. I hear they are really good eatin."
I realized the hunting gene was rearing its ugly head. I can only imagine if his buddy ,Clint were here. They would be wearing special deodorant and spraying snake pee all over themselves. Thankfully Clint is hunting elsewhere.
We were on the Island Espiritu Santu. It is a beautiful island north of La Paz. There are a few anchorages on the west side of this island and many different types of geological beauty as well. It reminds me of a little grand canyon in many places. Big boulders, cacti, and just lots beach.
At our first anchorage, Bahia Gabriel had the most beautiful lagoon. We saw about 6 stingrays (various species) many different types of birds, and lots of fish we wanted to eat. I couldn't believe how many yellowtail I see here; so close to shore.
We finally make it up to Ensanada Grande. My favorite. It was so beautiful there. This is where we decided to take our final hike of the trip,before returning to La Paz. We left the kiddies at the boat and went with our friend Jerry on an amazing hike. Where AMAZINGLY we found a rattlesnake!
No, we did not skin it and make tacos.
But of course the mighty Elias HAD to catch it. My only was,"o god please don't let it bite him.....Jerry and I are not carrying that big boy out of here!"
I found out that on much of the Island there are 'rattle-less' snakes and that many of them aren't aggressive this time of year, as they are mostly in hibernation mode. So,it was really cool to see one.
We finished our hike and Kimberly went on her hike with some friends. She caught a glimpse of two scorpions....she said that it was very cool. I was so glad she does not have the hunting gene...she let the scorpions go on their merry way.
We have now returned to La Paz to pick up our wind generator part and fill up with water. We are planning to head to the mainland very soon and will write with an update on that.I will also include some pictures in the gallery later this afternoon;when I get all the pics downloaded. Love you all!