Puerto Refugio & Alcatraz Bay
The early morning light made the dramatic rocky landscape even more beautiful, and the hikers were pleased with their visit to Puerto Refugio. Located on the extreme north of Angel de la Guarda, which is Mexico’s longest island, the area provides a safe harbor and multiple natural attractions. And we are not the first ones to realize it, as the abundant archeological remains that could be seen on top of the dunes suggest. Numerous other species here seem to find the protection they need to give birth and raise their young; brown pelicans nest in huge numbers in the rocky hills around ,and a bit more than five hundred California sea lions breed in Granito Island, a small granite island on the north side of the harbor. In fact, we dedicated the second half of the morning to visit them! Snorkelers, scuba divers and Zodiac riders all took pleasure in their antics both above and under the surface. Their agility, speed and grace underwater rivaled those of the many fish around. We admired such species as the leopard grouper, sardine, Gulf opal eye, trigger fish and blue banded goby, all of them part of the fish community around Granito Island.
During lunch we sailed south across the Canal de Ballenas towards Alcatraz Bay, whose beautiful sandy beach we reached by mid-afternoon. The rest of the evening we dedicated to kayaking, swimming or just walking along the beach at leisure, putting an end to a wonderful day.
The early morning light made the dramatic rocky landscape even more beautiful, and the hikers were pleased with their visit to Puerto Refugio. Located on the extreme north of Angel de la Guarda, which is Mexico’s longest island, the area provides a safe harbor and multiple natural attractions. And we are not the first ones to realize it, as the abundant archeological remains that could be seen on top of the dunes suggest. Numerous other species here seem to find the protection they need to give birth and raise their young; brown pelicans nest in huge numbers in the rocky hills around ,and a bit more than five hundred California sea lions breed in Granito Island, a small granite island on the north side of the harbor. In fact, we dedicated the second half of the morning to visit them! Snorkelers, scuba divers and Zodiac riders all took pleasure in their antics both above and under the surface. Their agility, speed and grace underwater rivaled those of the many fish around. We admired such species as the leopard grouper, sardine, Gulf opal eye, trigger fish and blue banded goby, all of them part of the fish community around Granito Island.
During lunch we sailed south across the Canal de Ballenas towards Alcatraz Bay, whose beautiful sandy beach we reached by mid-afternoon. The rest of the evening we dedicated to kayaking, swimming or just walking along the beach at leisure, putting an end to a wonderful day.
