Fishing for Yellowtail

The highlight of the week was fishing out in the ocean for yellowtail with Randy & Wendy, friends from Washington. They took us out in their boat, we left at first light when I actually saw sunrise! The day started off poorly, my first lure in the water got stuck in the rocks & lost, but things looked up from there. Robin caught the first fish, a pinto bass, and followed that up with 2 large yellowtail! The biggest was 20 lbs, definitely the biggest fish that we have ever caught! I caught 2 yellowtail as well, they give a good fight, resulting in a few sore muscles the next day. We picked up a fishing belt for Randy in Cabo as requested & it came in handy for Robin bringing in the "big one". We were able to share our catch & still put a good amount into the freezer. The loins can be thinly sliced, raw & dipped in a Wasabi/soya sauce mixture & eaten - sushimi - actually quite good!

We took in the Mulege version of Carnival & watched the parade. Police car to start, fire truck to finish & maybe 6 floats in between, but fun to watch.

The Mision Santa Rosalia de Mulege church was built in 1776, interesting to visit these very old sites.

We had to outdo our hike from hell in Cabo so we undertook a hike/journey here at the beach. There is a very large hill/mountain above the beach that we climbed, then walked all along the crest before struggling with finding a way down. We dodged cacti & rocks for almost 3 hours but had incredible views of the beach, bay & islands.

We have been kayaking several times, one trip out to an island that took us 1 hour to paddle to. Lots of birds, fish, rays to see & a cute little beach to stop for lunch. Of course the water was calm on the way there, then becomes full of waves & whitecaps on the return, requiring much more effort to paddle - I just kept telling myself that it was good exercise.

Robin felt the urge to help the Mexicans as they extend the roof of the beach restaurant, except when I went to take a picture the only one working was Robin. He even had to supply nails, seems everything is in short supply here.

That restaurant is hopping - on Wednesday they have Happy Hour with 2 for 1 drinks, Friday night is a dinner special then dancing with a DJ, plus a few daily specials. We will need a good exercise routine on our return home!
Another week or so here, then northward. We have calculated the time to get home, still hoping to avoid any snow, but really looking forward to seeing our kids!

Adios amigos!