This island was volcanically formed, and while the crater is filled in, you can still hike to the top for an amazing view of the Loreto area. It took about two hours to reach the summit and we passed over some very distinct geological strata. first was the sandy desert brush we are used to seeing on the islands here, then came the volcanic rock. large red porous rocks mixed with obsidian made up about a third of the journey. fortunately the trail was marked by cairn piles so that you don't endlessly climb over moonscapes. at the base of the ridge, the terrain turns to loose sandy dirt and it was a pretty vertical scamper of the side of the ridge. For every foot up, it was a four inch slide down in the dirt. Tony picked up some of the obsidian pieces to put in our grill for "brickets" on the way back.
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The trek to the top was worth it just for the view of surrounding islands and the mainland.
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a calm anchorage all to ourselves, just waiting to be explored in the morning, what more can you ask for in Baja.
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Beaches beaches beaches.... the north side of the island has some great nooks, coves and even caved in arches to make for some great resting places for shells. Could have stayed days here but wanted to move north for warmer waters. We could only spend twenty minutes in our lycra suits before chills had us swimming back to the beach for warmth. But the reef life is beautiful, so maybe next year we will have better conditions. This is definitely a place we will come back to.
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Besides growing a beard while I was gone, Tony has been honing his gunkhole dingy fishing skills. Caught two trigger fish and a sea bass just cruising around the rocks off the point of the Island. Trigger makes great ceviche, so I prepped it that night with Lime, chiles, tomatoes and cilantro for fish tostadas the next day. That night we had grilled sea bass on the BBQ and enjoyed having the anchorage all to ourselves for a day.
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After a day well spent combing the beach for "olives" and other great shells and prepping Tony's triggerfish for Ceviche, we took a break to enjoy yet another fabulous sunset.
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We will probably sail Cartagena to Panama in Sept. Stay safe with all the canes swirling on both coasts. Spike
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after a hiatus where I worked in Las Vegas for a few weeks and Tony single handed the boat over to La Paz from Mazatlan. We are back together on the boat again and out to dinner with old freinds and new. Erik and Terry on Mija have introduced us to cruisers on "Jacaranda" and "Angel Fish" for a night out on the town
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