Playa Tecolote

​This last stop has been one of my favorites. All of the Airstreams pulled up and backed in to the beach site. We could hear the waves as we slept with the windows open. On the first day, Lucy and I went down to the beachside restaurant with friends and had delicious grilled shrimp tacos and street corn. 


On the second day, they pulled boats up to our campsite and we loaded up for a day of adventures. The first stop was La Bandarilla - proported to be one of the prettiest beaches in the world. There was a mushroom rock formation that was pretty. The guide told us that the soccer team  climbed on the rock and broke it so it is now artificial.  


The boat went to Spiritu Sancto Island next - apparently there is a book by John Steinbeck called The Pearl about this national heritage site. Our guide pointed out various rock formations - one looked like a gargoyle, another like a mask, a witch, and even the Baja Peninsula. The boat went thru a rock archway. 


Next we went to a sea lion colony and we dawned our wetsuits and snorkeled with sea lions!  It was amazing!  


Lunch was served on a nearby beach. Ceviche, ham and cheese sandwiches and fresh fruit. Jude snorkled in the bay and then the group loaded back on the boats. Our captain let Jude drive the boat for quite some time until we saw a pod of dolphins!  All of the sudden, the guide saw a whale. We went over near a mega yacht and two humpback whales were breaching over and over!  It was quite magical!  


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