Agua Verde (Taken By a Friend)

As we motored to our next destination the Sierra de la Giganta mountain range gets steeper with more contrasts on colour.

We decided to motor past Timbabiche where an old abandond ruin exists. Casa Grande, or Large House, has its roots tying it back to the rich pearl history of the Sea of Cortez.

Natural pearls are formed randomly and really are simple accidents of nature. When a certain type of irritant, such as a parasite, becomes lodged in the tissue of a mollusk, the animal responds by secreting a calcium carbonate substance called nacre to coat the intruder and protect the mollusk. Over a period of several years, this build-up of nacre forms a natural pearl.

The Casa Grande was finance by the sale of a large, rare, green pearl weighing at least 5 carats, found by a local fisherman back in the early 1900's.

We continued on to Puerto Los Gatos where a local fisherman approached us to see if we would like some langosta. (Lobster). We said sure and he dove into the water and brought up 7. We paid him with pesos and a cold cervesa. We decided not to anchor here for the evening as the wind was coming from the east creating a swell. We did take pictures of the red rocks at Los Gatos.

Red Rocks at Los Gatos

We continued on to Agua Verde. We almost cruise right past as the charts were so askewed. Upon entering we discovered 3 bays to choose from. The name Agua Verde gets its name from the beautiful colour of the water. The water temps are now 85F. This village has a tienda, school, dairy and is a fishing village. There is much to do here with trails leading to my favouite place. The graveyard. I like to check out dates. There are numerous goat trails with goats that traverse the hills. We spent the first night watching the thunder and lightning storm over on the mainland heading our way. It never did reach us thankfully.

Until next week.