March 24, 2010 - Leaving La Paz

The last couple of weeks have been busy. We had a couple of lovely days in La Paz with Isha, Brian and Bella. I took them to my favorite pottery, Ibarra, and had the pleasure of watching everyone picking out something that they liked. Isha and Brian found some dishes made by Ibarra while Bella picked out a Talavera animal to keep her iguana company. She settled on a dolphin. It is a girl (so Bella claims) and named Olivia. Before putting them on the plane home, we had some restaurant meals - first the very authentic and inexpensive Rancho Viejo, then the delightful grown up restaurant Three Virgins. There the tables are set up in a court yard and one of the fun things is watching the cats wander around the garden and the roof tops. I think that and the brownie were the best part of dinner for Bella. The rest of us loved the food and the company. Just before going to the airport, we had a quick lunch at the Costa Baja Beach Club which is lovely. Right on the beach and open air, the restaurant has wonderful food and drink. Isha opted for a hamburger and I have never seen a larger one.

A couple of days later, Anne and Tim Stone arrived from Anchorage. We had a lovely visit with them. Once again we returned to the islands and had the pleasure of showing them Ensenada Grande and the hook at Isla de San Francisco. Tim caught a sierra mackerel which was eaten quickly in the form of ceviche, and I caught a small dorado which Earl grilled and I topped with hollandaise sauce. Tim and Anne, hardy souls, did some hiking and kayaking. Then we returned to La Paz, made the by now traditional visit to Ibarra and took a trip down to Todos Santos. We had a fabulous lunch on the beach of the Pacific at Cerritos and then wandered through the town and explored The Hotel California. We bought a few knick knacks and came home in time for a wonderful dinner at the Three Virgins.

We are off to explore some more northern areas of the sea. It is exciting to be off on a new adventure. Because the modem speed is very slow right now, I will wait till later to share some recent photos until I have a better connection.