Strange creatures at Playa Tomatal

Juan & I took a mini beach combing holiday and as always my favorite beach for finding strange things did not disappoint me. As usual in this mystical place, the truck inexplicably shut off approaching the beach...doo doo...doo doo

Also as usual, I found something strange the first minute of my walk... maybe one of you are responsible for this?



The beach was littered with jellyfish of the most incredible colours, sizes and shapes...glowing.



I enjoyed giving them names....here are a few more
this one I called Big Foot



this is the jelly family...pappa jelly, mamma jelly and baby jelly



this one has a goblin face in it...scary dude



this is a purple ribbon guy in a mummy bag




a peac-ck jelly...what amazing colours eh!


this one I call SCREAM



and here is a self portrait in the eye of a baby dinosaur



I found 4 dolphin bodies too





there is just something so special about sand dollars that always make me smile.



hope you liked beach combing with me amigos!

yup they are

damn, all we have up here are car tires and plastic bottles!

AMEN !! GREAT SHOTS !!!

EL TOMATAL: BAJA'S "E.T." !!

Trippy.

i'll be in the area fri-wed. where do you refer to as Tomatal? we went from the big house south about 5 miles once looking for trouble but couldn't find it.



[Edited on 6-28-2012 by BajaNomad]

Yup... here it is at the bottom... (map from Mike Younghusband's walk):

the entrance to El Tomatal is right at the military checkpoint south of Jesus Maria.

Woody, it is the same beach that Campo Esmerelda is on with that big yellow house. Rumour has it that it has an indoor swimming pool???? where the heck do they get the water? the bathroom is tiled in onyx from Rosarito too...sheesh. It sure looks strange in amongst the shacks there.



I used to like to go to this beach when I lived in Guerrero Negro...but now with more houses there, Here are some photos of the cabanas Samuel built...pretty funky!





I wouldnt want to camp there anymore...that big yellow house kind of spoils the rustic fish camp feel IMHO.



but it is a cool beach to drive on at low tide





in the middle there are some abandoned palapas that have now become osprey condos






We drove the coast road from Rosalillita to the Wall...pretty bumpy couple hours....and rested up at a Flintstone house..the bed is a bit hard though!
Had a nice little visit with our pals at the place that shall not be named Woody....it was a ghost camp.

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Originally posted by shari the entrance to El Tomatal is right at the military checkpoint south of Jesus Maria. Woody, it is the same beach that Campo Esmerelda is on with that big yellow house. Rumour has it that it has an indoor swimming pool???? where the heck do they get the water? the bathroom is tiled in onyx from Rosarito too...sheesh. It sure looks strange in amongst the shacks there. I used to like to go to this beach when I lived in Guerrero Negro...but now with more houses there, Here are some photos of the cabanas Samuel built...pretty funky! I wouldnt want to camp there anymore...that big yellow house kind of spoils the rustic fish camp feel IMHO. but it is a cool beach to drive on at low tide in the middle there are some abandoned palapas that have now become osprey condos We drove the coast road from Rosalillita to the Wall...pretty bumpy couple hours....and rested up at a Flintstone house..the bed is a bit hard though! Had a nice little visit with our pals at the place that shall not be named Woody....it was a ghost camp.

AlanDow, Playa Santa Maria south of San Quintin will meet your sand dollar needs any time of the year and the hotel there is well worth the new los Pinos prices.

P.S. Shari, I like the Dinosaurio self portrait.

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Originally posted by BajaRat Quote: Originally posted by AlanDow Hi Shari, I did enjoy beachcombing with you – those are some great shots and amazing colors of jelly fish. Your sand dollar picture raised a question - My wife likes to collect sand dollars wherever we go beachcombing, and if I recall correctly we didn’t see any on the beach near Asuncion or San Roque when we stayed at your beach house in March, which got me wondering if the time of year is maybe as much a factor as location regarding where you find them? Thanks again for some really nice beachcombing pictures AlanDow, Playa Santa Maria south of San Quintin will meet your sand dollar needs any time of the year and the hotel there is well worth the new los Pinos prices. P.S. Shari, I like the Dinosaurio self portrait.

Nope. Not at all.

SHARI...


VERY interesting pics!!

Thanks for sharing with us. I always enjoy the pictures of your trips and little jaunts!


Miguelamo