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shari
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Bahia Concepcion Camping Trip in Semana Santa
Only once a year, Juan has a week off from the fishing cooperative so like everyone else, we head for Las Bahias to play in the warm water and sun.
The day we arrived it was blowing like stink so we stayed in Mulege hoping to eat at the new pizza place dive shop...but dang it all anyway...it was
closed...boo hooo.
We headed out in the morning in our little inflatable packed to the gunnels to find a new remote camp spot away from the masses at the public beaches.
We found a beautiful little sandy beach on an island with a fantastic natural BBQ that was just perfect for cooking.
the sunrises were breath taking with all the rocks and clear, calm water.
It was so relaxing...so calm compared to our west coast beaches...perfect for sitting back and contemplating the universe.
as the day unfolded, pangas begin to arrive...turns out this beach is where all the tourist boats bring their customers for a day of snorkeling &
picknicking. So much for our secluded paradise! So we packed up camp and looked for another quieter beach. This one looked promising....
Nobody visited this beach and it was wonderful...I liked our "closet" rock to hang stuff on. At night we had a great view of the fireworks at one of
the beaches too.
There were whale sharks cruising by our beach every day which was super cool as I'd never seen one before.
It was hard to make friends with them because there was soooo much traffic and everyone wanted to see them so every time we would pull up to one,
boats, kayaks, jet skis etc would come roaring over and scare the shark off so it disappeared.
Once we managed to approach one and Juan was stoked to dive in and swim with it...albeit he had to swim fast to keep up as they cruise about 5
knots!!!
Juan rescued a frigate bird who was nearly drowned...pretty impressive beak eh! Poor critter nearly bit it...but dried off in the sun for a couple
hours and flew away to see another day.
Here are a couple more peeps we shared the beach with.
and our camp mascot Nimo
Our amigo was kind enough to take us diving one day and show us some wonderful spots. My favorite was a fault where hot water bubbled our of the
bottom...next time we will cook some eggs on it!
amazing what you can get into an inflatable...back to civilization after a wonderful week on the water.
Our last stop was San Lucas Cove for the traditional Arce family feast...always fun!
It was a splendid week in the sun of snorkeling, relaxing, reading, swimming....ahhhhhh....bajaaaaaaa!
Here is a slide show from our trip
http://s1327.photobucket.com/user/labufadorainn/slideshow/Se...
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cocoscabana
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Great photos, Shari. Thanks for sharing.
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Pompano
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Great photos and trip report, Shari. I'm sure you and Juan had the best of times in my old hangout...and from the photos you've shown, we've visited
the same islands over the years.
Seems to be a lot more whale shark activity in the Bay over the last 3-4 years than we ever had before. A great sight to get used to!
P.S. The beach you moved to is a favorite spot for us, too...had many a picnic there. Used to be good chocolates there, too. 2 older panga gents
(brothers) used to live there many years ago...and were seen 'paddling' their panga across the bay to get supplies at a roadside tienda.
Have fun in the Bay, you two..Hey Hey!
[Edited on 4-28-2014 by Pompano]
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woody with a view
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Awesome!!
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durrelllrobert
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First photo looks like a Canadian lake, eh?
Bob Durrell
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BajaBlanca
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Beautiful pictures! Way to go finding secluded beaches.
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shari
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Sr.Pompano...we certainly missed visiting with you this year amigo...hopefully we will be sipping cerveza together soon. There were 5 whale sharks in
Coyote!
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David K
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Nice camp... great photos... mil gracias!
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Bob H
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Great trip report and photos Sheri!! Loved it...
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Russ
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So that's how it's done. Really nice report and super photos!
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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motoged
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Way cool, hermana 
Don't believe everything you think....
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Vince
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Thanks for the travelogue, Shari. Doing what you did got me hooked on Conception many years ago and I still am. Nice to see it can still be done,
even during Semana Santa. Will be there soon.
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Whale-ista
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Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing the trip.
I've been considering getting an inflatable to take south...this makes it all the more appealing.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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shari
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thanks everyone for the nice comments on the pictures.
We love our inflatable, it's light so the two of us can pull it up on a beach and easy to get on a trailer and as you can see, it holds a whack of
stuff.
Vince...that first beach we were on would be great any other week than semana santa...it was just spectacular and the rock BBQ is a real bonus!
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mulegemichael
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shari....email please...but...you guys are always, always welcome to stay at our place whether or not we are there....really....separate casitas,
comfy, surrounded, nice folk....don't you EVER stop in mulege and not let us host you....gracias..mike and roz.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Justbozo
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And to think I'm stuck with all this every winter! Looking out from my porch over the bay is just so calming.
I have spent many hours in these same places and never tire of returning as you can always find something new.
Great pics and so happy you enjoyed.
Contrary to the opinions of many, I enjoy the fact the people of Baja come out and enjoy after working hard all year.
I just live here. I'm not here to change it.
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churro
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Amazing! Thanks for posting!
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Barbareno
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Fantastic. Glad to hear you had such a relaxing time.
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fish101
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Great pictures, Shari and Juan.. Glad you had such a great time. Hope to see the two of you this summer sometime..
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Ateo
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way cool. gracias. i'm off to work or i'd write more..............
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