Thursday, March 25, 2010
The remains of a runway made for the film "Catch 22"
Released in 1970 staring Geo. C Scott the movie was filmed here. The runway is well over a mile long.
Monday, March 15, 2010
We did climb Tetas de Cabra via the north trail the next day
Sorry for the haze, it was clear when we started.
The area known as the Bahia (Bay).
The water is very shallow in this part of the bay and dries during low tides. Do you see the new bridge being built? This bridge and the main street in two places were washed out when the area got 27” of rain in 24 hours last September. The two mid-rise condo buildings you see are selling new two bedroom two bathroom condos with a view for 170K US$
Shot showing the Ranchero (inexpensive) area of San Carlos.
The other dry boat storage is in the center. Note the wash on this side of the yard. During the storm the water in that wash took out the main road. The road was also washed out where the Sea comes very close to the road. Large bridges are being built to replace the road so it won’t happen next time.
My hiking partner Richard Taylor….
and his dog from the sailboat La Brisa (the breeze) which is a Mason 43
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Another Morning Walk
One morning we decided to see how far up the west side of a local landmark/mountain we could get. Now known as Tetakawi on the maps its always been tetas de cabra to locals and sailors. It can be seen from at least 40 miles offshore on a clear day. We made it about 2/3rds of the way up. We will try the north side, which supposedly has a trail, another day. Some pictures are below.
Click on this photo to enlarge it and ...
you will see an air line from the front of the boat that goes to a diver. I’m told this type of "fishing" is illegal but we see this often. They don’t leave much on the bottom that can be eaten or sold.
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