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BAHÍA DE LOS ANGELES
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Day 2, Saturday
Distance Driven: 0 miles
Overview of the Day
The sun woke up real early...everyone else woke up a few seconds later. I
managed to wake up about 10 minutes before the sun was up. The horizon was
the most beautiful color of orange I had ever seen. That view alone was
worth the trip. I had slept outside our palapa on a cot, which provided no
protection from the sun's harsh morning rays. I decided to get up and take
some pictures with my camera. At high tide the water was 20 feet away from
our palapa, but this morning it was low tide and something weird was going on at
the shore line. Hundreds of 1 to 2 foot long squid were beaching themselves on
the rocky shore. We all walked down to see them squirting water out of their
mouth and launching themselves onto the rocks to dry up and die. A truly odd
site, but none of the locals, including the marine biologist who owned the camp
could explain the phenomenon. Jerry and Cha Cha fixed us a wonderful
breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast and juice. After that we were ready to
face the day.
Next, we hired a few locals to boat us out to an island for some snorkeling and
fishing. Ben, Cha Cha, Eric and the group's food and water stayed on one of the
boats for some fishing, while the rest of us went ashore for snorkeling. Eric
and Ben did a wonderful job catching fish. They mostly caught some sort of
Rock Bass which were fun to catch, but not as fun as the Yellow Fin Tuna they
were hoping for. No complaints though, they made a delicious dinner for the
whole group. The other half of the group enjoyed snorkeling and the warm
sun. We were entertained by the puffer fish, sting rays and dead squid we
found. Then, after eating lunch a few bees found Jerry's beer can. This caused a
fair amount of excitement among the growing swarm. I received my first bee
sting, ever. I'm glad to know that I'm not allergic. Justin was also
stung and about this time we decided to go home.
Once back at the camp site Eric and Ben taught me how to clean a fish. I
cleaned about four fish while Eric and Ben cleaned the remaining six for
dinner. Ben, Ila, Kelly and I prepared the fish with every available spice
we had and a lemon. Jerry, our designated chef, cooked the fish over a
fire that Justin had helped to build. Dinner was truly a team effort.
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