In each spot we have been in we have been on some marvellous hikes. The first one was the highest it was in the Bahia Conception, a marked trail, but not the easiest of footing. The guide book told us about these rocks with a lot of iron in them and when you bashed them with another rock they rung like a church bell, the sound was unbelievable.
This is the hike up El Pulpito, an easier walk, except for the beginning where we had to negotiate the bouldery beach before walking up a ridge line around the back of the pulpit. The anchorage is a superb spot if there is any north in the wind and we had it mostly to ourselves. The next day we explored further down the coastline and found a wonderful arroyo or canyon that you would not want to be caught in after a rain. The smooth pathway of the creek was easy to follow down to the sea.
We had a great sail down to San Jaunico, gybing back and forth in a +20 knot breeze, playing in the waves. I really enjoyed myself. Our first walk we went across a neck of land to another bay and luxuriated there on the beach out of the wind before venturing through the rocks to the far side of the bay. It has been cool most days, a long sleeved shirt and a windbreaker are always on hand. This morning Barry had on shorts, windpants, socks and long sleeved heavier shirt, his fleece and a reversible vest, fleece on one side a windbreaker on the other. We were expecting it to be a little warmer.
Our last hike was really great. We dinghied over to a beach where we had been told their was a trail up the cliffs. We found it and followed the trail of prairie oysters along the path. We saw the ranch where the horses were kept, a dwelling nestled in the crook of the hills with the stables below.
It actually sprinkled a few drops of rain that day, but it kept us cool as we hiked along. We stood up on this ridge and watched a couple of whales out to sea. All we could see where these long skinny black shapes. They would be on the surface for awhile and then they would disappear and come up in another area. We stood at different spots along the trail and stared until we could find them again, there were two to start with and then we only saw one for quite awhile. Barry spotted a ray winging it’s way along the edge of the cliff in the clear aquamarine water.
Janet Diveky showed us where the farmer was located about a kilometre from the beach. We got some freshly picked peas, carrots, tomatoes, green onions and farm fresh eggs. There were lots of baby goats so he did not have any goat cheese that we had heard was so good. The turkeys were not happy to have us invading their space and gobbled madly at us. We have been playing many hands of bridge and sharing meals, we are so enjoying having George and Janet close by.
