Bahía Concepción- Posada, Coyote & Santo Domingo

Hola Amigos! We are pretty much caught up after you read this post, yahoo! We headed for Concepcion after our wonderful stay in La Ramada. The trio of boats made the journey together and once again gathered in the same anchorage. As we made our turn into the bay, we were met with 23 knots of wind, and a cell tower that provided 4G coverage. Both were very exciting! The internet has been better than expected down in Mexico but the winds have been mostly absent when we need them.

Our first stop was La Posada which is next to a large RV destination called Santispac. La Posada is a very exclusive community that does not allow outsiders to come into the neighborhood so we often took the dinghy to Santispac to enjoy a meal and drinks on shore. Thanks to Kathy we have a photo from land displaying our boats in the anchorage… It was routine to call the fleet, Tabula Rasa and Magic Dragon, each morning and ask if they wanted to go for a snorkel or spear. The boys became masters of their spears and we never went hungry! We have tried a variety of fish thanks to their spearing efforts, including: grouper, cabrilla, snapper, grunts, golden trevalle, hog fish and mullet. The ladies have laid down the law that they are not allowed to spear the “pretty” fish because we enjoy looking at them when we snorkel.

Here are some fishies to check out thanks to our GoPro…the glowing blue fish is a juvenile Damsel, and the large grumpy looking guy is a Cortez Angel. The angel fish were very curious and checked us out frequently. Mullets at the surface…A hogfish looking for a hiding spot. He was off limits to the boys because he’s beautiful!Here’s the gang doing their thing…Bay of Concepcion has many great places to snorkel, and we only went to a few. We found the 90 degree water and the 95-100 degree indoor temps to be deflating. We decided to move cabins. We gave up our large aft cabin for the forward cabin. The V-berth gets much better airflow than the aft, which in theory should keep us cooler. Even with a slight breeze and the fan pointed directly at our heads we still struggled to stay cool. So we resorted to sleeping on deck!The morning views from sleeping on deck were gorgeous…Chores were done early in the morning, including laundry. Who doesn’t love a colorful laundry on the boat photo?! When it was time to stock the boat up with fresh groceries we decided to dinghy over to the next anchorage, El Burro. We wandered around for awhile but could not find the tienda and finally asked someone on shore. It’s funny what happens when you ask people, we ended up talking to a bungalow owner that does the weather report for the Sea of Cortez every morning. He’s been living on the beach for over 20 years, in the same house. He let us know the tienda was actually in the next anchorage, called Coyote.Getting to Coyote took less than 5 minutes. It appeared that the houses were all gated in and there was no way out. Luckily, a nice woman asked if we needed any help and we asked her about the tienda. She was quick to lend us her gate key and gave us directions. Little did we know this quick interaction would turn into much more. It turns out that this woman, Bobbi, has a boat anchored in La Posada which was next to us. Later that day we saw her snorkeling to her boat and she offered to take us to Mulegé. The girls were all happy to accept and the boys stayed home. We had a lovely time and completed some much needed errands while in town.

Bobbi ended up inviting us to her beach house for dinner the following night. It turned in to quite a cruisers potluck with delicious food and great company. It was fun getting to know “Bobbi on the Beach” for the next several days.Unfortunately our time with Bobbi had to come to an end and we needed to get to Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo is located near the entrance of the entire bay and is an understated anchorage. The shore is lined with beautiful shells, the water temp was 86 degrees and the winds kicked up each afternoon. It was paradise compared to the heated conditions we experienced inside the bay. Views from Santo Domingo…Gathering shells…Hosting game night on the deck of Perspective as we say “See ya later” to Tabula Rasa. They are heading to San Carlos to haul out for the season. They will be missed!!!Sydney and I enjoying the amazing afternoon breeze…Speaking of Sydney, she’s got some words for our readers…Hey it’s Sydney here. I need your help, it’s hot here and I need more beach time! I give my humans all the signs, I stare at shore constantly. I let them know that a fresh water rinse does not cut it, and I’ve resorted to tantrums on the couch! You see, I just can’t cool off!!! Would you believe I met a dog that lives on the beach? I think my humans should quit playing on their floaty toy and get a beach house just for me! And another thing, I’ve ran out of treats. Apparently none of the stores in Mexico carry dog treats, I’m ready to bail! Send help!!!

Well on that high note, I think I should wrap this blog up and get to work on the next one! Stay tuned and I’ll tell you all about Santa Rosalia next. Hope you’re having a great weekend, cheers!!!