Mexico

 

Mexico

Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico Tuesday, March 8- 15, 2022

Our two bedroom, two bath compounded Airbnb home. It was a great stay!

We enjoyed bicycling all over Puerto Penasco.

It was a fishing village for commercial and sportsman fishing.

We enjoyed the wide variety of vessels in the area. I wish Larry had had the time to go out and have a Mexican fishing experience....oh well, we'll save that for the next time.

The views across the Sea of Cortez.

Larry enjoyed watching the tractor trailer getting filled with fresh fish off the commercial ships.

We spent a day at El Pinacate to enjoy nature, hike, and bird watch.

This was an interesting  facility.

WOW! What a fantastic etching inside the building.

Animals that could be found in the area.

Incredible views of volcanic fields from long ago.

Our birders....Kathy and Chad

I was thrilled when they pointed out a hummingbird nest....with two tiny eggs.

Can you spot the nest in this thorny mess of branches?

This is how it looked even with their telescope. Our two birders have superior skills!

Watch out for these prickly needles.

Well marked paths over the hardened lava fields.

During our picnic lunch we all enjoyed watching the lizard that was protecting his territory...puffing up and making some unusual noises to scare off other lizards.

We rose early one morning to take a boat out to Bird Island...a two and half hour ride.

The waters were an azure color.

Seals barked and swam around our boat.

Chad and Kathy enjoyed kayaking around the shoreline.

Larry joined another passenger in kayaking.

The ride back to shore was mighty fine with all the margaritas you could drink.

We had a nice lunch at a Mexican chicken grill. Lively music and friendly conversations with the locals made for an interesting meal.

Chad and Kathy rode the Vespa to the north beach to do some bird watching.

A Fin Whale Skeleton at CEDO.

CEDO is the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans.

This environmental center focused on desert and ocean ecosystems in the Sea of Cortez which is often called the Gulf of California.

Lots of unique bones and fossils were on display.

Dirt roads led to fabulous homes along the beach....What a wonderful setting!

We walked to the top of a tall sand dune to view the next village in the south.

What a joy to travel with these two!

What a beautiful day to be at the beach!

Larry and I enjoyed a relaxing hour by the pool as Kathy and Chad explored the extremely low tide.

Kathy and Chad came back with some remarkable seashells after wandering the beach.

Beautiful succulent flowers surrounded the pool area.

We enjoyed watching the sunset in a local beach before returning back to the house.

What a  gorgeous ending to an awesome day!

On our last day in Penasco, Larry and I rode the bicycles to the Malecon while Kathy and Chad did some final bird watching at the beach.

Puerto Penasco Malecon had lots of tourist shops, restaurant and bars.

We enjoyed our bike ride along the Sea of Cortez.

A cool restaurant built over the water on the Malecon

After crossing the border back into the United States on Tuesday morning we stopped at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for a quick visit. We all had been to this park previously and agreed that it was one of our favorites.

We enjoyed seeing the the Organ Pipe Cactus.

We left Mexico to take Chad and Kathy to the airport in Phoenix with lots of memories of our Mexican adventure.