Friday, December 11, 2009

OUT TO THE ISLANDS AND BACK

WHEW! IT HAS TAKEN THREE EVENINGS AND MULTIPULL TRIES BUT I FINALLY GOT ALL THE PICTURES DOWNLOADED. AS BEFORE SCROLL FROM BOTTOM TO TOP TO BE IN THE ORDER OF OUR TRIP.


THE WINDMILL ACTUALLY PUMPS WATER INTO A POOL AT IT'S BASE

ALONG THE MALACON HEADING BACK TO THE BOAT WITH GROCERIES

OTHERS ARE WAITING FOR LUNCH TOO

STOPPING FOR LUNCH DOWNTOWN

WATER SLIDES JUST OUT OF TOWN AT LA PAZ

PULLED ANCHOR TO RETURN TO LA PAZ AND FOUND THE COTTER PIN HAD COME OUT OF THE ANCHOR PIN AND WE ALMOST LOST OUR ANCHOR.

IRV HAS TOMATOES!!! LETTUCE ISN'T DOING REAL WELL THIS TIME

LOOKING AT OUR ANCHOR CHAIN IN 22' OF WATER AND I CAN SEE THE LINKS OF THE CHAIN ON THE BOTTOM

SHOO---SHOO DON'T LEAVE ANY DEPOSITS

AT ANCHOR. THIS IS A CALDERA OF AN OLD VOLCANO

PULLING INTO CALETA PARTIDA TO ANCHOR

OH LOOK A CHRISTMAS TREE FARM! OOPS, THOSE ARE CACTUS

IF IT'S DECEMBER THESE MUST BE CHRISTMAS TREES!

LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND

ANCHORED IN 20' OF CLEAR WATER

NO TEQUILA HERE THIS IS GREEN AGAVE

BEACHCOMBING

SETTING AT ANCHOR WITH NO ONE AROUND

PELICAN ON ROCK

A SUNSET LOOKING OUT OF ENSANADA EL GALLO

AT ANCHOR IN ENSANADA EL GALLO

ENTERING A SECLUDED BAY "ENSANADA EL GALLO"

STREET SWEEPERS ON THEIR WAY TO WORK, THE SIDEWALKS AND GUTTERS ARE ALL SWEPT BY HAND

THE TOWN SQUARE IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH

A CHURCH AT THE TOWN SQUARE

THE DOWNTOWN CULTURAL CENTER







ALL ALONG THE MALACON ARE BRONZE STATUES

PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS ALONG THE MALACON, A METAL FRAMED CHRISTMAS TREE. CHECK OUT THE WIND BLOWING THE PALM TREES.

LOOKING DOWN THE MALACON CLOSER TO TOWN

THE MALACON (spanish for "main drag along the water front")

THE OTHER POOL AT CASA BAHA

THE LATEST IN DINGHYS ABOUT 36ft TWIN DIESELS WITH VOLVO DOU PROP OUTDRIVES. ONLY ABOUT $500K

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