Another day is closing on the Sea of Cortez. A pretty relaxing day here in Muertos with the temperature around 85 today and the winds out of the northwest at about 15 knots. I woke up this morning to loud slapping noises on the water. As I poked my head out of the companionway I found the source of the loud slaps. Several rays were jumping 3-5 feet out of the water, summersalting in the air and slapping down with a loud thwack. There were probably 7 or 8 of them within a 100 yards of the boat. The show went on for about 10 minutes before they either got tired or had completed whatever it was that they were trying to accomplish. I have heard that rays do that to rid themselves of parasites that they didn't want giving a free ride to. Whatever the case, I enjoyed the show, which by the way, is not uncommon, something I see pretty much every day.
Around 11am I went for a run out some dirt road leading to who knows where. I simply followed it for about 20 minutes or so and then turned around and ran on back home. On the way back a couple of fishermen towing their panga passed by and looked at me with that look of bewilderment like "what in the heck are you doing out here"? lol I went back to the boat, had some lunch then decided to go in to the beach restaurant to have a look at the menu to see if they could entice me for dinner. I decided not. As I was getting back in the dinghy on the beach a panga with two fisherman pulled up with their catch from the morning. 9 sharks, ranging from about 4' to about 9'. 3 Hammerheads, 4 Blues and 2 Makos. Wow, not exactly what you want to see right before you head out to do a little snorkeling...alone! lol. Well, I went out anyway, of course, and had a really nice snorkel off the reef to the north of the anchorage. It was beautiful. The water was super clear and there was a ton of fish. I was also doing a little prospecting for the possibility of bugs later tonight. Although the dive was really nice I wasn't super impressed by the possibility of lobster there. Or was it the sharks lingering in the back of my mind on a night dive alone? lol. Either way, I think I will pass tonight. I will get the dinghy all put away ready for an early departure tomorrow morning around 6am headed for Bahia Frailles which lies about 46 miles to the south.
I did get some company later this afternoon as another sailboat just anchored beside me about a half an hour ago. They are flying a Canadian flag so maybe later I will stop by and say hi.
Ciao for now,
Capn Bret
SV Liahona
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