Loreto is surrounded by seven islands, which lend themselves to abundant snorkeling, diving, fishing, whale/dolphin/manta watching, sailing, SUP. and beaching opportunities. It’s a water paradise with sea temps in the 80s in July, August and September. The peninsula itself is a long finger of land surrounded wrapped by the Sea of Cortez on the east [...]
Archive for the ‘Sea of Cortez’ Category
Island Living
Posted: May 17, 2012 in Baja Living, Casa de Catalina, Coronado Island, Dolphins, Environment, Fish, Loreto, Oceans, Scuba Diving, Sea of Cortez, Snorkeling, SUP, Whales0
Hot Sultry Mornings
Posted: May 16, 2012 in Baja Living, Beach Dogs, Birds, Buster, Casa de Catalina, Gardens/Plants, Loreto, Sea of Cortez, SunrisesIt’s hot. Spring has flashed to summer with the turn of a switch. Dawn comes with still seas and air that carries the heavy scent of salted water. From my writing perch, I watch orioles dash palm to palm, nipping at dried fronds for nesting materials. Small hummingbirds lap at red flowers, doves coo from [...]
Woke to the early chatter of wrens and finches : the coo of the doves : followed by the sharp yap of Buster and Shorty as they ‘tended’ to beach walkers. Oh, those dogs! Ever vigilant in the protection of property and home, and their wakeup call led me straight into the sunrise. Lucky me!
beauty where we find it …..
Posted: January 18, 2012 in Baja Living, Beach Dogs, Birds, Buster, Casa de Catalina, Clean Water, Coronado Island, Desert, Dolphins, Environment, Estuary, Family & Friends, Fish, Food, Loreto, Moon Rise, Sailing, San Juanico, Scuba Diving, Sea of Cortez, Snorkeling, Sunrises, Sunsets, SUP, Surfing, Weather, WhalesTags: bountiful sea, Cabo San Lucas, cirrius, San Quintin, Sea of Cortez
For the uninitiated, there is little that can be said to fully express the beauty of Baja California Sur. From the moment one leaves the populations of Colonet & San Quintin, makes a requisite gas stop in El Rosario, and heads into the heart of undeveloped land of cardon, bojum, cholla, poloverde, cirrius and more [...]
the sound of morning
Posted: January 18, 2012 in Baja Living, Casa de Catalina, Sea of Cortez, SunrisesTags: beach stones, isla carmen, pre dawn, small waves, winds of yesterday
I woke before the sun had peeked her head above isla carmen and decided to walk the beach in it’s pre-dawn darkness. In the distance, the wail of waking roosters echoed down the arroyo and mingled with the guttural purr of diesel transports getting a jump on the day. At the water line, only the [...]
Buster’s Road Trip
Posted: November 21, 2011 in Baja Living, Beach Dogs, Buster, Sea of CortezTags: Camping, Mex 1, Road Trips
Buster’s become somewhat of an expert on the twists/turns small towns & large of Mex One between the border and his home in Loreto. Some of the journey bores him – so he just sleeps. But other sections he’s all nose/ears and eyes out the window with some running sniff/woof commentary that I struggle to [...]
Omage to the daybreak …
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Baja Living, Birds, Buster, Casa de Catalina, Family & Friends, Sea of Cortez, SunrisesFlap of pelican wings. Graceful dive of Arctic tern. Splash and leap of tiny fish. Wind rustling palm trees. The chatter of house finches. The coo of rock doves. The squawk of sea gulls. The islands floating in the not quite break of day. The Sea of Cortez in stillness. Buster, patiently waiting for his [...]
… too much time in baja! ….
Posted: October 13, 2011 in Baja Living, Beach Dogs, Casa de Catalina, Environment, Family & Friends, Food, Gardens/Plants, Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Sunrises(coming round again) You my have spent too much time in Baja if: You open the refrigerator and are stunned it’s not filled with Coronas. You can’t drink anything unless it has a slice of lime. It’s not a meal without salsa fresca and chips. You greet everyone with “Hola” or “Buenas Dias”. You keep [...]
Blue Mind …
Posted: October 8, 2011 in Baja Living, Clean Water, Environment, Sea of CortezTags: blue marbles, blue mind, oceans, one earth, sea turtles, Wallace J. Nichols
“This is Your Brain on the Ocean,” is a must read article about our ‘own’ Wallace J. Nichols – who’s research and perseverance has led to protection and enhancement of turtle nesting grounds in and around Loreto (okay, and the globe). The interview of Nicols by Jeff Greenwald for onearth, a survival guide for the [...]
sup morning sup …
Posted: October 6, 2011 in Baja Living, Casa de Catalina, Coronado Island, Fish, Loreto, Sea of Cortez, SUPTags: arctic terns, blue footed boobies, morning paddle, sting rays, tiny fish
morning paddle toward the island and back .. glassy seas and then winds and then swells and then glassy seas again .. sting rays floating, then diving : brown boobies & blue footed boobies foraging, along side arctic terns : pelicans in formation with cormorants snug in their midst : tiny fish being chased by [...]
