Tropical Paradise

Today was fabulous. No wind, and temperature in the 80's. A perfect day for fishing.




Headed out about 8 a.m. (very early for me). Here is a shot leaving Burro Beach Cove. The objective today was to check-out the fishing around the two islands right off our beach. It's been two years since I last fished there.



This is a shot of the larger of the two islands. The "snow" is bird guano, a testament to their affection for the island.



This silhouette shot shows good fish structure below. The fish finder confirmed fish surrounding it.

More structure. It's nice just trolling around this area.


A pair of frigate birds. Probably a nest up there. It's unusual to see these types of birds on land, as they are almost always cruising above the water.

These are more common water birds - grebes and gulls, I believe.

Sea cave. The water goes way inside, and makes strange sounds. Even though there was very little wave action, it sounded just like someone moving furniture around next door. Could it be haunted?

See ! I do catch fish here. As a matter of fact, this sand bass was stealing my bait as I took the sea cave picture. Unfortunately, letting a fish fool with the bait too long results in it swallowing it and the hook. I just cut the line and let him loose. The salt water pretty quickly dissolves the hook.

This trigger was luckier. He was hooked in the lip, and was easy to release. One of these days I'm going to keep them for dinner.

Fishing if fun down here. Others were around the island in their small boats, but pretty quickly gave-up after fishing on one or two spots. For some reason, they don't use fish finders to locate them, or at least underwater structure. Also, I use special bait - squid obtained in San Diego. These fish looove squid bits. And squid is virtually unobtainable down here, for some reason. Even though it is pretty easily caught in the Sea of Cortez.

Hasta luego


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Hola from Mimi. While John was out teasing fish, I stayed in and cleaned. I felt lousy all day yesterday and realized part of the problem was the accumulation of mess, sand and grease. Now, I am not known for my dedication to orderliness or cleanliness but it gets to me every now and then. I listened to sixties music through my MP3 player and danced through the cleaning--makes it an aerobic exercise as well.


It's also about time to sort through cabinets and see what's left and find things I stowed deep before we left. Found two brownie mixes. Hot dog!

I like to use common products like vinegar, baking soda, and bleach to clean--smells better to me. It also saves on packing stuff. It's quite a challenge to clean well and minimize water use. Guess I'm getting in practice for rationing in San Diego.

We are flush with food. I started an eye-of-round in the crock pot with onion soup (Midwestern standard) then a neighbor came and brought me a huge piece of grouper she caught the day before. Think I'll save the beef and eat fish tonight. Fish should be eaten fresh and beef improves with sitting.

In the afternoon, I put on the headset again with Crosby Stills and Nash and spent hours coloring mandalas. All in all--my idea of a perfect day in paradise.