January 31, 2006

Today we took a little drive south (with the car), about 50 miles, to Puertecitos. There was a group leaving from San Felipe at 7:00 a.m., but we drove out on our own about 7:30 and met up with them at the end. Puertecitos is the ‘end of the road’ so to speak. From here the road is a washboard, dirt ‘trail’ that will take you to Gonzaga. It is recommended that only high clearance vehicles travel on this road. From Gonzaga the ’road’ would take you inland and over to the Pacific side of the penninsula to Guerrero Negro.

Puertecitos is a small fishing village (more like a ghost town) that is known for it’s hot springs along the gulf. Here is a picture of some of the group sitting in one of the tide pools. There are four pools and we just kept moving up as the tide was coming in, because of course, when the ocean water comes in it is mighty cold!! Then everyone waited until the tide went out, and worked their way back down. It was a full day event.


We, however, met up with two young guys from Wyoming who were sailing a 16’ Catamaran from San Felipe to Gonzaga. They were camped in Puertecitos on the beach, and they took us sailing. Michel was in his glory. And I have to admit, it was fun! Here is a picture of the sailboat on the beach.









Now take a look at this picture. It’s a restaurant. Mmmmm, Cowpatty, now isn’t that an appetizing name????? I wonder what’s on the menu.