Waterfalls Los Barriles, Baja, Mexico

Our girls had loads of fun exploring the canyons, waterfalls, and dried river beds in Los Barrilles with   our new playmates from Michigan. The fathers took the troop of five girls out on the ATV and they spent a few hours climbing rocks, swinging out over the river, and dunking themselves under the rushing waterfalls. Life is good! (Mommy got a few sweet hours of solitude which is always very much appreciated. Happy wife = happy life!)

Wet Fun Park, Baja, Mexico

We met a lovely family from Michigan with a nine year old and twin seven year old girls who have become our playmates this past week. They invited us to join them at a local water park and the girls had a great time at "Wet Fun" chasing resident iguanas, splashing in the play pools and whipping down the watersides. The grown-ups got to relax in the shade with their eight-month old baby and everyone left the water park tired, but happy.

Easter Spearfishing near Los Barriles, Baja, Mexico

Mark and Rolf returned to Bahia de los Suenios on Easter Sunday to try their luck with a fisherman named Fernando. Mark went spearfishing off Isla Cerralvo and caught a blunt-headed triggerfish, two leopard grouper, and a parrot fish. The bounty continued when he went out to Punta Pescadero on Tuesday and speared another blunt-headed triggerfish, a golden trevally, and a Mexican hogfish. He found a Moorish Idol floating on the surface and brought it home for the girls to inspect. Heidi grabbed hold of it, as soon as Mark pulled into camp and didn't let go.

Heidi with Moorish Idol

Blunthead Triggerfish

Golden Trevally and Moorish Idol

Heidi with Mexican Hogfish

Heidi with Golden Trevally

Heidi with Blunthead Triggerfish

Catch off Isla Cerralvo's east shore

Spearfisherman with Blunthead Triggerfish and Leopard Grouper in hand!

Easter in Los Barriles, Baja, Mexico

No Easter would be complete without a visit from a big furry bunny bearing chocolate eggs! Our Easter was no exception and the ladies feasted on chocolate and candy for breakfast. They painted eggs on Good Friday with Tita and used wooden beads donated by a neighbouring camper to make necklaces. The full moon shone down on the Sea of Cortes over the weekend and we even glimpsed a scarlet red "blood" moon on Easter Sunday rising over the water.