Our week in Bahai Agua Verde was amazing. We could have stayed for a few more!...and I'm sure we'll be back with friends and family in tow. With a daily lunch of fresh fish tacos from the local beach hang out, great hikes, dingy exploration and fun shopping experience at the local tiende, we were getting pretty comfortable. The only down side for us was the occasional stingy bits in the water, which we think were small jellyfish, which slowed down our swimming and snorkeling.
The village was very small. The tiende (mini-market) had a fairly decent selection of fresh veggies and eggs, a school and a church. It was a 5 minute dingy ride from our anchorage, a 20 minute paddle on the SUP, or a 30 minute walk over and around the cliffs.
Every time we ventured into 'town' we learned a bit more spanish, started to see the same faces and made friends. The local towns people were very friendly and helpful. It seemed to be an industrious bunch as on the last day a man rowed up to us at anchor and said he had opened his restaurant and had mole prepared for dinner. It was a bit too late for us to head across the bay but we'll definately check it out next time.
As expected in this part of the Sea of Cortez, northerly weather systems roll through every week or so. Therefore, we found a good weather window for us to continue heading north to the slip at Marina Puerto Escondido that we had reserved back in March. We were getting a bit eager to have some of the luxuries that a marina affords. A chance to not think about the weather for a few days, a chance to fix our freezer that had been slowly loosing its charge and a chance to clean out a bunch of stuff that we hadn't used to free up room for our guests that would begin arriving mid-december. This Marina was going to be our home base for the next 2 1/2 months -- and the hub from which to explore the Loreto Triangle. (jokingly called this because some people come and never leave...)
So, from Bahai Agua Verde, we had a beautiful trip up to Marina Puerto Escondido, located just south of Loreto town proper. This is a beautiful marina facility that makes us feel quite spoiled with the service, the Las Brisa restaurant with excellent pizza and the market with Nespresso pods for sale. What more could we ever want?
With several friends here with us, we've had the opportunity to get out and do some land-based exploring. We took a guided hike (and 2 hour each way van trip) to see some cave paintings and petroglyphs believed to be 4000-6000 years old. I didn't expect to see so many. Our guide told us what they all were...calendars, whales, ships, turtles, snakes, etc. It was extensive and very well preserved (although I have no other cave paintings of which to compare).
It was a lovely hike along a river bed. Since one of those 'northerlies' were running strong that day, as we hiked we had a continuous cool breeze to counteract the hot sun. (Important Note: Loreto gets 360 days of sun each year. They guide said they went for 3 years with NO rain. I can't quite comprehend yet!)
We also went to a local market where we were delighted to find very good fresh vegetables. We've had hit and miss experience thus far with the local grocery stores. Dan is honing his skills of making homemade salsa. Salsa ingredients are easy to come by here. We've been having salsa for breakfast, salsa with our lunch and salsa on our dinner. I may have to mix things up one of these days and make some Phad Thai. :-)
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