Chapters: Escaping the Heat | El Salto | Into the Valley | Dogs in the Night | Hiking the Valley, Hunger Lurks | Discovery | La Ciudad When the bus slowed, rain-soaked boys carrying trays of snacks ran along beside the bus, splashing through the mud and yelling their sales pitches. We pulled over in […]

Chapters: Meeting Damiana | Going Fishing … or Not | Exploring | Camp Life | Trips to Town | Looking Back Teta de Vaca When Robert got over his funk at being left on shore on the first day we packed a lunch and bathing gear to explore the area. Damiana said that the name […]

Chapters: Meeting Damiana | Going Fishing … or Not | Exploring | Camp Life | Trips to Town | Looking Back Damiana On Monday we were invited to accompany Damiana and Alejandro on their town trip. Everyone rose earlier than usual. We caught the 7:20 bus to Guaymas and then changed buses for one that […]

Chapters: Meeting Damiana | Going Fishing … or Not | Exploring | Camp Life | Trips to Town | Looking Back We awoke the first morning to soft music from the family’s sleeping quarters. High and low voices and lots of giggles drifted our way as they came to life. Robert bounced out of his […]

San Martin Bay Flocks of cruise boats sailed north seeking refuge from the summer chubasco season in Mexico, but we were sailing south. Naive enough to ignore common wisdom, Robert and I discovered later the price of our impatience. We had spent two months in San Diego harbor strengthening our 25-foot fiberglass day-sailer for a […]