Returning to
Isla San Francisco with friends was great fun.
Trisha and I were like little children sharing their playground. The six of us hiked the ridge trails,
searched for shells and agates, and revisited the Osprey nest. While hiking on the salt flat, we returned to
the salt beds we had discovered on our first trip. This time we were prepared, and went to work
harvesting sea salt.
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| Hiking the ridge trail |
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| Harvesting sea salt |
On the second
day, we took the three dinghies around the point to explore a couple of the
nearby beaches that were not accessible by land due to the steep cliffs. As we rounded the point we were focused on
the water, keeping a sharp eye out to avoid the many rocks that came near the
surface. Dinghies and propellers don’t
like rocks. On one of the beaches there
was an uninhabited fishing camp. It
seemed the fishermen were out fishing.
There were caves on both ends of the beach, all showed signs of having
provided shelter for the fishermen with discarded food containers and signs of
campfires. On a wall near one of the
caves there was a shrine of sorts with a cross painted on the rock.
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| Dangerous manuever |
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| This guy is having too much fun |
Trisha had
read about a cruising couple that had taken on a hermit crab as a pet. Somewhere along the way, she made it known to
the group that she was interested to doing the same. As luck would have it, Michael of Pura Vida found a hermit crab on the
beach near the fishing camp and gave it to Trisha. Trisha and the crab made fast friends. As we all pondered what sorts of things we
might feed the crab, it suddenly pinched Trisha’s finger. Her romanticizing about keeping the pet was
just as suddenly over. The crab splashed
in the water.
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| My new friend! |
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| He pinched me! |
One of the
highlights of our stay was the dinghy raft up.
We went through the anchorage boat-by-boat inviting one and all to
join. At five o’clock, Michael and Judy of Pura Vida dropped an anchor from their dinghy and about seven other
dinghies tied on. Everyone brought their
own drink and appetizers to share. Each
participant took their turn introducing themselves while the food was passed
around. A good time was had by all.
On April 9,
we said a sad farewell to Pura Vida
as they resumed their voyage northward and then home to Portland for the
summer. We then joined Seychelles on a two day trip south to La
Paz.
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| Farewell party for Pura Vida |
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| Sailing away with Seychelles |
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