Last Days...

More friends



Here are some more friends who helped make our stay at Burro Beach so memorable.

Chuck is from the L.A. area. A master machinist by trade, he dabbles in making miniature engines and radio controlled air planes. Chuck is a master story teller and keeper of Burro Beach history and memories. We'll miss him around the camp fire.

Chuck came down to Burro Beach in 1991, and built his palapa. It is a two story, very comfortable one. His repairs are now limited to "Feeding the termites".

Mary is from British Columbia. She is a horticulturist by trade, and now has her own landscaping business.

Mary is an accomplished artist, sitting by some of her works. She is a major contributor to the Amigos dos Los Ninos' art sale. She has been painting for over thirty years, starting in oils, moving to acrylics and winding up in water colors with some mixed media.




This is a close-up of one of her water colors. Outstanding !!





We had dinner at Anna's, over on Santispac Beach. A very nice restaurant and nite club. I have been getting the Chilies Rellenos. Delicious ! Notice how the dish is done in the Mexican National Colors.

Our last days consisted of repacking for the trip, and cramming a few activities in that we haven't gotten around to yet.

Mimi and Bobbe went kayaking on a nice calm day .




This is Mimi in the kayak. Mimi here--I find kayaking one of the magical things here at the beach. Gliding slowly along and looking down down through the clear water at the fish and sting rays on the bottom is mesmerizing. If you give just a little paddle and then sit very still, it is possible to approach the Great Herons and Snowy Egrets as they feed at the water's edge.





This is Bobbe in her kayak.





Mimi took this picture of a Great Heron in one of the coves she explored.





A nice view of Smokey and the beach from the kayak. (I was really trying to take a picture of a cormorant that was diving in front of me. The camera hesitates when the button is pressed and the bird went after some prey right after I clicked. Got a nice picture of the beach though.)


Another last minute activity was a quick beach combing trip to the end of the bay. As I mentioned before, most dead thing end-up at the bottom of the bay because of the prevailing winds. We found lots of shells and some nice pieces of driftwood for the home garden.





Mimi and Bobbe walk along the beach sharing some girl talk. Little Shadow was ecstatic to have both her mom and her aunt Mimi to walk with. She just bounds with glee!





The beach and a dry creek bed emptying into it.



Some years ago, the Japanese came into the bay and virtually cleaned it out of scallops. It has never really recovered. Here are some piles left from their scallop factory - there are millions of shells in the area.




Meridee just arrived back from a trip to the big bay. Naturally, she found the largest artifact of all ! A whale bone. Humongous. I suggested that she hang it from the rafters in the house and spend a few spare years making scrimshaw designs on it . She thought that was a good idea...





On the return trip to Burro Beach we passed Playa Requeson - a favorite campground for motorhomes. You can park right on the peninsula connecting the island.



Hasta luego..