stars twinkle in the sky that is unbroken by any light pollution -
they seem to have different colors and its almost like seeing gems up
in the sky. Its so incredibly quiet here and the very slight dune
even muffles the sound of the waves while its dark. There are still a
good few campers in the park, but one would hardly know it. The sun
rises in the morning with the most incredibly beautiful orange
coloring and a silence that is nowhere else but at the seaside
sunrise. This morning I woke up in time for yet another date with the
sun......and it was just as beautiful as can be. There was a guy in a
little paddle boat and he obligingly rowed right into that path of
light the sun lays down leading to the shoreline. There was a
beautiful orange halo over the sun as it came up this morning and
turned the sand and water into gold. There are very few things as
special as standing along the seashore, being the first set of
footprints in the sand....... very special.
What a way to start the day. And with freezing feet I headed back to
the rv to be met by scrambled egg and toast and a huge pot of steaming
hot coffee. Thankfully Frank found the toaster and he no longer
toasts it by holding it over an open flame - tastes muchos
betteros.... And so yet another awesome day started. We sat around
for a little while debating whether to move on today or just hang out
and relax for another day. The day won and we are still here. A good
long walk up the other side of the beach sounded like a great idea and
off we tootled with doglets in tow. Sophie immediately started
barking endlessly at the waves so we used The Dog Whisperer tactics on
her and she calmed down and behaved like a semi normal doglet after
that.
When we walk down to the beach and go left, its a short way on sand
and then the beach becomes a rocky place...... all the way along to
this side we can hear the rocks being tumbled in the wavelets as they
get pushed ashore and then dragged back again. There are no sharp
stones here - all nicely rounded by the water and wave motion. The
sound is lovely and gentle too and reminds me of something that I just
cannot put my finger on. We had walked along this way the other day
so went the "white sand and blue water way" to the right this
time....... oh boy, what a treat this was. After two days of really
good winds for the windsurfers, today was a day for us - just a gentle
breeze and perfect temperatures and endless open beach. The coast is
like a wavy line, creating little bays that we wound our way
around....... each "bay" not very big at all, about a rugby field, I
would say, but the water is the most incredible blue and like liquid
glass near the shoreline.... It's amazing to watch the waves coming in
and almost being able to see right through them.
Pelicans cruising just inches off the water wafted past us and we
watched at the rays flew or jumped or did whatever they did. We are
not sure if they were being chased by something but there were many
and they just kept on flying right on out of the water.. One pelican
veered off his path towards us and Sophie really thought she could
catch it! And we walked and walked, never seeing a point where the
beach would end. There are some lovely buildings along this stretch
but they don't encroach at all on the feeling of the beach. The piers
are on big wheels - never did figure that one out and the colors of
the buildings are more muted here. There were a good few really tall
palm trees around which really were lovely in the sunset too.
We quickly felt that our tan was being improved and after just over an
hour and a half were quite happy to turn around and head back again.
There are literally no shells along this stretch of beach - a few
rocks here and there, but mostly just the awesome clear blue water and
miles of endless white sand. I did find a bright blue little fish
though and Frank carried her home for me in his pocket. We were
really hot by the time we got back to the rv and after debating it for
a very short while, reached for a Modelo beer - it was only 11.30am!!
It was glorious as it slid effortlessly down our throats. Our feet
started throbbing from walking on the rougher sand that is a bit away
from the shoreline and we decided to go and lay down for a few minutes
to give them some rest. 3 hours later I woke to the smell of Frank
cooking strawberry pancakes! And so we gently passed the next two
hours nibbling on these as our feet were propped up on the couch and
the day gently slid by.... Allie hid the toast we were going to feed
the birds and Sophie ate her food with her back legs in the air!
Dunno - sometimes I just don't know..
And then it was time for the sun to say goodbye again and off I
tootled with the camera in hand while Frank vacuumed the rv. Well!
Someone has to do the hard work and I did not want his feet to suffer
any more hardships by another stroll on the beach, so I
volunteered :) And again, what a beautiful end to another awesome
day. Frank joined me after a little while and we watched the sun
throw its colors over the horizon, turning everything pink and a
lovely light blue. The pelicans coasted on by, some gulls gently
called to others as they flew on inland somewhere, the ray's still
flew and a family of dolphin gently swished their way across the lens
of the camera. We sat on the edge of a slight rise and just soaked up
the softness of the evening. Doglets gently dug holes or just lay,
enjoying the cool sand, next to us and it was as if time slowed down.
I even saw what I think was a seal or sea lion or something - it was
quite a way out but was following the one little boat that was playing
out there.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, we are headed out of here and on to a little place
called Los Cerritos Beach Club, just south of Todos Santos which is on
the Pacific coast. We will drive through Cabo San Lucas which is at
the very bottom point of Baja and if we see something we like, we
might stop over there but we hear that its very built up and busy,
teeming with tourists and touristy stores, but who knows. There is
also a Walmart along the way and I really do want to stop and get some
superglue - I have to glue this cut in my foot together so that sand
stops embedding itself in there. No band aid stays on worth a flip
and I am definitely not going to be wearing socks and shoes on the
beach. So - maybe tomorrow we will be where there are shells and
proper waves and so on. This morning I was sort of sad for a while
when thinking that we will be leaving this incredibly beautiful
coastline for the last time, but then I remembered that we will be
spending at least another two nights on the Sea of Cortez on our way
back up north and I have all those awesome views on my side on the way
north - wonderful. There are still so many beautiful places to see
here and we are in no rush to get home at all. Especially since
Steven tells us that the ceiling of the lounge in the house fell in!
At least we know that we wont be bored at home when we get there......
One more sunrise at Los Barriles and we will be heading out early in
the morning after charging up everything, filling tanks and dumping
others.... I have loaded up a good many photos again tonight.
Obviously I am 'click-happy' with the camera, but I have been good and
am only uploading a small portion of the photos I have taken. Hope
you enjoy.
Love and light
Annie
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