Caleta San Juanico
Wayward Adventure
Fri 6 Feb 2009 17:51
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26:21.986n 111:25.889w
This is by far our favorite spot we have been
to in Mexico. We have been here for a week and can't say enough about this
beautiful anchorage. So what do you do when you are anchored out with just
two people away from civilization you ask? Nothing you don't want
to. When you wake up, each day is exactly the same, sunny clear skies
light breeze 80 degrees. The only thing that is different is you.
What do you want to do. The first thing that must be learned is how to do
nothing. This is not as easy as it looks and takes some
adjustment. After you have relaxed enough then you can figure out what you
want to do with your day It is like taking a kid from the city out into
the woods. At first he will sit there and think how
boring it is, no noise,no tv, no nothing, but if you give him time he
will realize that there is allot to do if you open your eyes. So what to
do, what to do. We have shifted our hours first off because there is no
reason to be up late at night so we go to bed at 9 or 10pm and
wake up early naturally. The radio is our only source of news news and we
may or may not tune in to hear about who did what to who or what happened to
what's his face. The water here is really clear and you can see the bottom
from the boat so we are always being tempted to go swimming or snorkeling.
There are some interesting rock formations that have allot of sealife
living amongst them. Parrot fish and all these strange and colorful fish
that we have no idea what there names are. We also found an
estuary alittle ways back when we were hiking around the beach heads.
What a nice surprise to turn the corner and see all this lush vegetation, it was
like being at the arboretum in Summer. Usually around noon time
we are visited by a group of swimmers that come out from the beach and swim
out to our boat then swim back to the beach about 300 yards away. They are
two families from Canada that drove down in there trucks and set up a camp
on the beach. About four adults and six kids from 6 to 16. Hans
originally from the Netherlands is the Papa and is loving the beach life.
He is quit philosophical and has a nice approach to life. He laments at
how kids these days never get to go out to the wide open spaces and see all the
stars at night and use there own imagination when playing. I
think this applies to grown ups as well. About three days ago we
decide that since we had mastered the game of backgammon we would do some bright
work, meaning sanding and varnishing. Sounds like work? It is but it
depends on how you look at it. We turn some music on and start in on
it and sand away. Then comes the varnish and it is
immediate reward for the toil of sanding. When you are done you
really feel like you accomplished something tangible. We recently
received in depth instructions from a friend, via email, on how to forage
for scallops in this very anchorage. Where they are and how to
harvest them. We have no excuse now and hope to have some tonight but
first we must finish some bright work and maybe go forage while the varnish
dries.
AP ~/)/)
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