20 - 22 February, 2007
Bahia Concepcion, Baha California Sur, Mexico
--- population: 50 ?
Playa Buenaventura
Dear Friends of Barbara and Charlie (B/C) ...
Humphrey again. This email covers the drive from Puerto Escondido up to Bahia Concepcion along the Sea of Cortez side, a drive of 74 miles. We stayed here three nights. This email was written today at the 1000 Trail’s Solodad Canyon campground -- great site, more later.
A typical view along this beautiful stretch of road along the Sea of Cortez. Bahia Concepcion is just south of Playa Santispac at which we stayed on the way south. It was the same kind of beach front RV park and offered a similar sunrise over the Sea of Cortez.
The highlight of this stop was a side trip to prehistoric cave paintings up in the mountains. Note the artistic view of cactus: Barbara took these pictures. The cave, a rock climb, is a national historic preservation site accessible only by foot and guide. The paintings are on the high roof of the cave and date back about 9,000 years. The upside down deer (?) means that the animal was dead.
More than half the fun was hiking there and back including fording or ferrying across a creek. The guide paddling the boat firmly announced to passengers, “Don’t move!”
It was here that Scout was introduced to flying kits. She was ultimately successful barking it down.
Our last evening we had our regular travel briefing for the next day’s drive. The meeting was sweetened by margaritas, a good buffet dinner and then for desert, roasting slugs on the beach with guitar music.
Next: the infamous Guerrero Negro
Humphrey for Charlie and Barbara
