A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
Kenyan Proverb
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| Colorful rocks near reefs of San Juanico |
Returning to these two bays is bringing warm memories of the great people we met here last year who have since crossed the Pacific. We find ourselves with far fewer friends in the Sea this season. It has been much quieter this time around, everyone we know stayed further south, crossed the Panama Canal or headed to the South Pacific.
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| Mike kayaking near white cliff |
The small cove a little to the north of here (La Ramada) is
filled with boats. We decide to stay in
San Juanico where it is a little roily so we practice our stern anchoring
technique. I take the stern anchor to
the back of the boat in my kayak along with 40 feet of chain while Mike pays
out the rope as I go away from the boat to drop the anchor. It is not difficult and allows us to sleep
like babies pointed into the swells instead of tossing from side to side. We’ll probably not procrastinate so much if
there is another time we need to stern anchor.
Somehow it just seems like a lot of hassle when it isn’t. After we finally settled we decide to look at
last year’s anchoring record and find we are only a mere three feet from where
we anchored then…
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| The figures we found |
We find a few petroglyphs another cruiser had told us
about. He gave us very little
instruction as to where to find them so it was a shot in the dark but we
prevailed and found them. Since last
year’s hurricane Paul brought so much rain to the area, all plants, cacti, live
or dead trees, and bushes are covered with various types and shades of vines
that grew after the storm. It’s like a
jungle out there – great for wildlife’s food, not so great for hiking.
Vines cover everything - dead or alive
When we visited here last year, we didn’t have kayaks and
couldn’t enjoy the many rock outcroppings jutting out of a reef area protecting
the bay. It was really nice to see San
Juanico from our kayaks this time around.
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| Many colors on this one rock - like a layered cake |
San Nicolas is just a short sail away and we had hoped to
visit the obsidian vein that forms part of Punta Pulpito but even after two
days of hiking, we never could find a trail to reach it (our cruisers’ guide is
misleading on that front). I guess you
cannot win them all. San Nicolas still
offered good shelter for the winds and we had a beautiful beach for Nikki
to go crazy on.
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| White rock formations |
We stayed for a short while – simple stops before our main
provision and clean-up stop in Santa Rosalia.
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| Dead cactus |
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| How many snails can you fit on the side of a rock? |
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