Here is a random assortment of photos that didn’t make it into other posts
More Photographs and Videos From Bahía Candeleros, Puerto Escondido, Isla Carmen and Isla Coronados
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Keith’s perspective on Isla Coronado/Puerto Escondido/San Javier/Loreto
In Isla Cornados, we went to the beach. We also snorkeled. We went on a walk. Dad hiked a volcano while Mom and I went to the other side of the island. I saw lots of cool fish. I jumped off the bow of the boat and the top deck. I did not like Isla Coronados because there was no civilization.
A l’île Coronados, nous sommes allés à la plage. Nous avons aussi fait de la plongée. Nous sommes allés faire une promenade. Papa est monté sur un volcan pendant que maman et moi avons marché jusqu’à l’autre côté de l’île. J’ai vu beaucoup de poissons cool. J’ai sauté de la proue du bateau et du pont supérieur. Je n’ai pas aimé Isla Coronados parce qu’il n’y avait pas de civilisation.
The we went to Puerto Escondido. I like Puerto Escondido because it has a pool and a restaurant.
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On Tuesday morning (August 9), we left Puerto Escondido at 0830 to go to Loreto to get our park pass and do some more grocery shopping. We went to the park office first, arriving right before it was supposed to open at 0900. It was a good thing we hadn’t started the process yesterday; what we thought would take five-minutes took 1.5 hours to complete.
As part of the process, we had to go to the bank in the historic town center to pay for the pass. As we mentioned in the last post, Loreto was the first Spaniard settlement in the Californias, and was the capital until 1777. This is the Capital building.
Here is a shot of the town center plaza
Some of the streets surrounding the plaza have tree canopies
Dive Compressor, San Javier, and Loreto
Sunrise on Monday, August 8
Eric spent the morning working on the dive compressor. The first order of business was standard servicing: changing the oil, filters, and hose. The hose completely disintegrated, so it is probably safe to say it was time to change it.
As he started up the compressor, air was not coming out of the final hose. He spent some time trying to troubleshoot the source of the problem, but at noon, he had to put the project aside. It was time to pick up our rental car and play tourists!
Continue readingIslas Coronados to Puerto Escondido — And Alternator
On Friday morning (August 5), the water was again calm and clear when we awoke. We got Kosmos ready for sea first thing in the morning. This included bringing up and securing the dinghy, bringing in and securing the flopper stopper plates/paravane poles, bringing in the snubber line (which is basically a shock absorber for the anchor chain), securing all loose items on board, etc. We weren’t leaving early; we just wanted to have everything done before the tourist pangas started roaring past us, creating wakes. Then we went for a swim around the boat and saw a lot of fish, including a pair of puffers sitting on our chain at the bow of the boat.
We set off for Puerto Escondido a little before noon and arrived around 1500. It is less stressful for us to go someplace we’ve been before. This time we were assigned to a different dock. We spent a couple of hours at the pool and had dinner at the marina restaurant. In the evening, we got to know our new neighbors.
Here is a picture of the sunset, looking at the north end of the bay. The topography of this picture is important for the next part of the story. While there are taller mountains to the west and south, the east and north parts of the bay are protected by low hills with gaps.
On Saturday (August 6), in the wee hours of the morning, Eric was awoken again. He saw that wind picked up to 23 knots. There was lightning, thunder and later a heavy rain. Eric was shocked to see that the waves were big enough that they were splashing over the end dock where the big boats tie up.
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