Bahia Willard & Puertecitos
Wednesday… Winds blowing up the channel from Bay of LA gave us a good ride as usual in the morning. By mid day light easterlies prevailed making for a down wind motor sail towards Bahia Willard.
Bahia Calamajue sets 15 miles south of Willard and has always looked interesting as we sailed by. We sailed in and dropped anchor in the east bay in 20′ of beautiful clear water. Dropping in the water we find sea grasses streaming to the surface and black shale rock formations on the shoreline and small island on the east side of the entrance. Large schools of trigger, angel & unknown black fish make this a great snorkel spot. The bay is lined with sand beaches with a Mexican fishing camp on the south shore. There doesn’t appear to be anybody around and many structures are in need of repair. Perfect south wind protection and great snorkeling make it a spot we need to come back and anchor overnight to explore in more detail. Sorry I forgot to take any pictures. Like clockwork, as we climb back on the boat, winds pick up a bit giving us a much better ride on to Bahia Gonzaga just before Willard. The breeze holds until we approach the beach community just behind Isla Willard where Alfonsina’s sets on the north end of the beach. Friday (Summer Solstice)… Good thing it’s a long day today because we have big plans. Those of you who follow Gato Loco’s past adventures to these waters know that there’s a cool volcanic inland pool on the island and Isote Pomo just . . Tomorrow we make our passage back to Penasco and what a perfect day to prepare us to return to our shore side lives. Our home commuity of Cholla Bay is a special place but venturing out on the Sea adds greatly to our Mexico experience.. Heading out tomorrow at 5 AM. . . . Sending this from Puertecitos complements of Ken… The Gato Loco Crew Leg 1 April 11-19, Crew: Lowell, Bill, Dave – Puerto Penasco to San Carlos . . Subscribe to receive email when new Updates are posted click here Contact us at emailsailors07@gatolocosailing.com Read more about Gato Loco cruises www.GatoLocoSailing.com |
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