Isla Coronados is a volcanic island not far from
Loreto. In fact, it’s close enough that
we could get an internet connection! The
island reminds us a lot of Maui with its white beaches and black lava
rock. This turned out to be one of the
nicest places we have been so far. Except
for the bees, that is. The snorkeling,
fishing, hiking, whale watching, dolphin watching, everything was just
perfect. However, one drop of fresh water on the deck would attract a swarm of thirsty bees that became very annoying. We even made a special hatch cover for the pilot house to keep them from getting inside. We arrived here on April 21st
and spent an entire week here before Loreto Fest which started on May 3rd.
Our private snorkeling beach
Another beautiful beach near the boat
Rich and the volcano
We lava this place!
One morning when we thought the temperature was going to be
a little cooler, we decided to join our friends on Neos who had shown up the
day before, and try to hike to the top of the 900 foot volcano. The hike was very difficult over sharp lava
rock and through cactus. After a couple
of hours, the temperature was into the 90s and we were out of water. We did make it to the base of the steepest
part of the climb before we all agreed not to go any further. A swim and beer were sounding just too good,
and we still had to get down somehow.
Cathy tried to fly over the rocks
The cold beer is very far away right now
What goes up, must come down!
Rich finally found the trick to catching the fish we see
under the boat. They are attracted to
the anchor chain when it is stirring up the crabs and clams on the bottom. Drop a shrimp jig on top of them while they
are eating the other stuff, and bam, instant fish. We are now working on several different
recipes for fish dinners. Up until now
he was catching mostly barracuda at anchor, and we really don’t want to eat
those.
Rich hunting dinner
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