Dog Bay

We spent three wonderful days at Dog Bay on Isla Tiburón. This is the largest island in the Sea of Cortez (464 square miles) The Seri, an indigenous group to this area, believe the souls of their deceased come to this island and roam.

The guide books say there is a mountain/rock formation that looks like a dog, hence the name Dog Bay. We really could not locate it. We did however notice a small white shack atop a hill which we deemed 'The Dog House'. If you squint your eyes the hill may look like a dog skull…maybe.

We spent time exploring the beach. This place had a plethora of sand dollars and shells, in particular shells that resembled small conch shells which were white on top and pink underneath. These lined the shore looking like cotton candy.

   

Poncha found good use for a few shells.

Further down the beach we came across an area that contained whale vertebrae which we could tell were being used a stools we think by local fisherman due to the surroundings.

Can you say you've sat on a whale's back? Poncha can as she ponders life here at Dog Bay.

A few feet away was a shrine with Our Lady Guadalupe, sand dollars, a star fish and a sea turtle shell.

Along the beach were various others bones.

  

An outstanding view to another bay around the bend from us.

The next day we took a hike on the island with Sue, Barry and Riley from S/V Waveglider.

 

Here is a pic of our boats from our hike. Jade to the left. Waveglider in the middle. Yes, the boats are the tiny specs of white in the bay.

The view was breathtaking.

Amazing flowers in bloom.

At first sight, this plant looked dead, however the magenta blooms say otherwise. 

Landscape and clouds had us marveling at nature's beauty.

  

Another beautiful pic overlooking Dog Bay.

On our last day at Dog Bay, we enjoyed our last cup of Starbuck's Via. My mom gifted us enough Via to last the past month and a half. Thank you M&M!!!

Poncha lounged in the sun enjoying a good book while I took a ride in the dingy.

We really wanted to continue on with S/V Waveglider however we had left the marina with a few books loaned to us by a gentleman that taught us a basic navigation course and we received an email while in Kino that he needed those items back. Our lesson learned: never leave with something that doesn't belong to you. We had an incredible time and went further than we would had be been sailing alone. We greatly appreciate S/V Waveglider for the invite and incredible fun!