Puerto Refugio, Oct. 8th - 11th

Puerto Refugio: Only word for Refugio: WOW! Most of our cruiser friends have told us that Refugio is their favorite in the Sea of Cortez. We get it. The landscape looks much like Mars; very desolate and craggy, with sprinklings of Saguaro cactus. As you start to look closer, you get it. The colors are like nothing you've ever seen. Sunset and sunrise are spectactular. The blue/green water is amazing.

We took a hike up one canyon on Isla Mejia, which borders the northwest side of the cove. It was lush with cacti, and very dramatic. At the start of the hike, there's a small adobe monument which stands about 5' high. It's sort of a church, but sized more like a very large adobe dog house. There are pictures of the virgin inside, so it is a shrine of sorts. Seems during Hurricane Marty, in 2002 I believe, one of the boats in Refugio sank and the owners made it to shore and stayed in the shrine
until the weather settled. Interesting.

Diane has fished every day with a good deal of success. She caught two large triggerfish on Tuesday, which served as fish tacos that night. Yesterday, Wednesday, she caught two Yellowtail Jacks, which will provide fillets tonight (Thursday). We had to eat chicken last night as it'd been in the fridge for 3+ days, always getting bumped by clams one night, triggers the next, etc. A tough life, cruising.

We're currently under way to Bay of LA, and are thinking of spending the first night at Punta Gringa, about 5 miles north of the town of B.L.A. Tomorrow, we'll drop down to B.L.A., get some supplies, then head out to another anchorage.

Until later ...