Conejo translated means the rabbit. Rancho Conejo… Rabbit Ranch. Never seen a rabbit out here. Plenty of coyotes that could explain the scarcity of conejos. It also explains why you just don’t see many cats in these parts as the coyotes like them an awful lot.
A solid week of surfing, good conditions, good size. Absolute abundance. This being our second trip into La Paz to provision as we are expecting a solid 10’ swell to be heading in from the west Thursday morning. I should be able to shoot some good footage that day gladly acquiescing the role of surfer to one of a photographer when that much water is wrapping around the point.
The community of surfers here is an interesting bunch. Nardo is our “camp manager” and lives in the small fishing village just about ¼ of a mile north of our camp. He has two wolf-type dogs, Chocolate and Boracha (translated means drunk and because she is a female it is cha instead of cho which would indicate male gender). Nardo stopped by the other morning with a handful of nim he had collected. It is a green plant with no smell, slightly bitter in taste. He boils the nim and makes it into an infusion like a tea and he rubs this infusion on the fur of his dogs and it keeps fleas away. It is also said to be good for the heart.
Every night at dusk we watch the whales on the horizon, some of them surprisingly close. We watch as the sun sets and watch for what is called the “green flash” which happens right before the sun disappears from sight. I’ve seen it once since we’ve been here but Robert has caught it many times. I’m glad I actually saw it once because I was getting to the point where I thought everyone was taking advantage of my gullibility.
I cannot close without giving a mention to the visitor Bobby and I had in the lineup yesterday. The cutest most huggable gray seal you’ve ever seen. He just popped his head up and looked at Bobby and then me as if to say “Que Tal” (how’s it going) and then gave us his tail and dove down below to his playground as we stayed above in ours. Endless praise to God for every detail of his canvas.
Oh, a newsflash….. Boracha had a litter last night of eleven pups. Gotta watch that drinking Boracha!!
A solid week of surfing, good conditions, good size. Absolute abundance. This being our second trip into La Paz to provision as we are expecting a solid 10’ swell to be heading in from the west Thursday morning. I should be able to shoot some good footage that day gladly acquiescing the role of surfer to one of a photographer when that much water is wrapping around the point.
The community of surfers here is an interesting bunch. Nardo is our “camp manager” and lives in the small fishing village just about ¼ of a mile north of our camp. He has two wolf-type dogs, Chocolate and Boracha (translated means drunk and because she is a female it is cha instead of cho which would indicate male gender). Nardo stopped by the other morning with a handful of nim he had collected. It is a green plant with no smell, slightly bitter in taste. He boils the nim and makes it into an infusion like a tea and he rubs this infusion on the fur of his dogs and it keeps fleas away. It is also said to be good for the heart.
Every night at dusk we watch the whales on the horizon, some of them surprisingly close. We watch as the sun sets and watch for what is called the “green flash” which happens right before the sun disappears from sight. I’ve seen it once since we’ve been here but Robert has caught it many times. I’m glad I actually saw it once because I was getting to the point where I thought everyone was taking advantage of my gullibility.
I cannot close without giving a mention to the visitor Bobby and I had in the lineup yesterday. The cutest most huggable gray seal you’ve ever seen. He just popped his head up and looked at Bobby and then me as if to say “Que Tal” (how’s it going) and then gave us his tail and dove down below to his playground as we stayed above in ours. Endless praise to God for every detail of his canvas.
Oh, a newsflash….. Boracha had a litter last night of eleven pups. Gotta watch that drinking Boracha!!
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