Bahia de Gonzaga 2

Muneca found a new friend today - Mr Monkey

Sunrise over our toes looking out the penthouse and across the bay. Each morning I am once again amazed at the beauty and how lucky we are. It does not get old. My definition of the perfect morning is one where the cup of coffee is slowly sipped while the surroundings just take over. No newspaper, no radio, no thinking of what needs to get done in the day.

Richard borrowed a kayak from our neighbors, John and Cindy. John was already up at sunrise fishing far out in the bay. After paddling out to see John, Richard kept on going to the far rock outcrop, a tiny speck on the horizon. The water was completely clear and calm, and the sun was already warm. While Richard was out, I managed to take advantage of the weather to have a few dips in the sea. The water is refreshing, so the breeze has to be down and the sun hot, to make me want to actually swim. It appears you better do your swimming in the morning, before the breezes start.


Today was no exception. Right around 2pm, the cool breeze picked up, not great for swimming, but perfect weather for walking on the beach and hanging out. The weather has been in the low to mid 70's most days. We might have seen 80 down south. We were walking south along the beach into the wind, and looking forward to having the wind at our backs on the return. About 10 minutes after we turned around, it got very warm, and the wind had shifted to hit us from the dessert on the west side. Now we knew why the expensive palapas had slatted coverings on three sides. We were getting sandblasted.

It subsided a little around dinner time, so we walked down to the hotel for another round of fish tacos. Another large group of riders were there. They were based out of Utah and had broken into different groups and were riding all over the place.After a nightcap with Cindy and John, we attempted to figure out how we were going to sleep in the gale. Unfortunately the palapa wasn't large enough to drive into, but we did consider it. We had parked in front the the palapa to use it as a windbreak, but the tent was higher than the palapa, and was being blasted from the side. We moved the car so the hard side of the tent aced the wind. It was a long few hours until the wind stopped as suddenly as it had started.