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David K
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1962 Map by Howard Gulick
This correctly names the bays at Gonzaga according to historical documents... The boaters' nautical maps have misnamed Gonzaga as 'Willard Bay' for a
long time... from the point by Papa's which is Punta Willard...
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Barry A.
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Out beyond Punta Final-----
If you have a boat, go out beyond the geographical point of "Punta Final" and down the coast to the south a little way. If you look at David's sat
photos posted on this thread, you can see some great little baylets just south of Punta Final. They are really interesting, and beautiful, and the
fishing is good all around this area. (or it used to be good). There are also some great geological aberations there. Also, the baylet on the west
side of Punta Final is interesting in a boat. (it also shows up on the sat photos). Big crabs here, if you can catch them.
There are some obsidian quarries on the island between Gonzaga bay and San Francisquito bay (the island opposite Alfonsina's--Isla San Luis Gonzaga)
that were used by the original inhabitants of the area.
The big "bulge" of land that sticks out into Bahia San Francisquito between the air strip and Snoopies Island has some insidious rocks just under the
water surface (some stick out of the water at low tide) that can take your lower case off your outboard if you are not careful. My son learned that
the hard way------wham, no lower case-----good thing we had extra motors as it was the first day of arrival for a 9 day stay. This happened not 10
mins. after he launched his boat and took it out for a trial run. He just threw up his hands, and grinned.
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Rusty
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Rancho Grande
We were one of two occupants at the Rancho Grande palapas last February. The area was well maintained. The palapas were in very good condition,
secluded, clean, and convenient to the outhouses.
Since we were on the tail end of yet another Pacific storm, the winds were very strong and blowing sand into our faces and our food. We used a truck
and tarp as a wind block, but it wasn?t enough. Maybe Beluga's palapas would offer a little more protection?not sure. We didn?t stop there, but when
passing by on the beach they also looked clean, and are very secluded
Picture (if I can figure this out...)
-view to south from Rancho Grande palapas. There are some pebbles at low tide.
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Rusty
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Another try with the picture...
View to the south from Rancho Grande:
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Rusty
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View to the north from Rancho Grande:
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David K
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Great photos... Thanks Rusty!
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