26 Jan 2010 Estero ?, Bahia Magdalena
Mudflats Picassa Pictures
Estero? Picassa Pictures
After algebra this morning, we moved the boat south closer to San Carlos. The wind surprised us turning to the south and blowing pretty good in the morning. But by afternoon it was quieter, and we headed for this new estero (not sure the name of this one). We paddled a mile and half in, where on google earth we could see that there was good access to the other side of the dune field we’d explored yesterday. The hike this time took us across to the more protected Bahia Santa Maria. These dunes are just captivating. The sand is incredibly soft between your toes, and the surface is randomly stable then soft, in the soft spots, when you sink down a bit it’s delightfully cool. I wouldn’t want to try it in midsummer – I don’t think we would have been running these dunes barefoot. The shadows and formations across the surface are incredible, and the occasional plants create wild Dr. Zeus-like mounds. Bug and animal tracks tell stories of wild life-or-death battles. And there is no better place to exercise the kids. There is something about a dune, that creates a desire to run and leap. I took way too many pictures. Falling asleep after our last dune adventure, the day passed across my eyelids in short shutter bursts: shell, perfect sand ripple, bird, leaping kid, coyote, bugtrack, sunset, zzzz.
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