Pictures!

Wayward Adventure
Sun 22 Feb 2009 02:45
Hello friends and family!
     We had an absolutely wonderful time exploring the northern portion of the Sea of Cortez this past month and were blessed with an unexpected opportunity to visit friends from Sausalito while they were in Loreto (see attached picture of Verne, Cynthia and myself). It was nice to get back out on the water after having been on the dock for what seemed like forever and as had been told to us time and time again, there are numerous islands, coves, and protected bays to explore and tuck-in-to when the wind picks up, so we were never at a loss for things to do or see. And of course, new cruising couples to meet along the way! Below are a few pictures from the trip..... 
     The first 2 pictures are from our favorite anchorage in San Juanico (where we started our sanding and varnishing project!) with beautiful scenery and a secret (well not really that much of a secret since all the boaters could find it if they looked!) estuary we enjoyed exploring......and floating around in ;- )...... when the tide was right. The beautiful turquoise water with the volcanic cone in the background is Isla Coronados where I was doing some serious shell-collecting while Aaron had to fight to keep the 3-4 pound chunks of coral I wanted to keep down to a minimum.......men just don't seem to understand the future decorative potential of large coral formations and my motto has always been "get it while the getting is good!" The Venetian gondolier picture is one of my favorites and we had a blast in the mangroves at Bahia Amortajada.....the way the mangroves are formed is a complete mystery to me as it appears as though someone cut out passages snaking through the dense trees, with the main channel leading us straight to the lagoon at the other end of the island! It was beautiful watching the white egrets, herons (maybe they were herons?), and other birds as they perched in the mangroves and took flight as we passed, swooping around the dingy with the bright sunlight reflecting off the water. Our world is such an amazing place......we are so fortunate to have experienced a piece of nature as we did that day, and it will remain in our memories forever  ~ LH   

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