Kialoa cruising: Puerto Escondido for a hike

Jay and I continued south from Punta Pulpito, with stops at Caleta San Jaunico and Los Gatos, and with a small side trip to tow a fishing panga that had a broken down engine to shore. We then met up with Searover II at Isla Coronados. Isla Coronados is a volcanic island with some beautiful white sand beaches and a somewhat challenging hike to the peak. The beginning of the trail is lovely packed dirt and lined with rocks so there is no chance of getting lost. As you start to gain altitude it becomes all rock that is somewhat loose and footing can be tricky and the only way to stay on the trail is to follow the not always so obvious rock cairns. As you come to the steepest part is is loose pea gravel stones that give way under your feet, two feet up one foot back. However the view from the top is extremely rewarding and makes the effort worthwhile!

Just some of the residents of San Jaunico

A drascombe sailing the bay at San Jaunico, it is part of
a wilderness leadership school that is based out of
Bahia Concepcion.

Jay practicing his freediving

One of the views from the top of Isla Coronados, looking over the anchorage
towards Loreto.

Jay and I made a stop in Loreto to replenish the larder on Kialoa. At Loreto you must anchor off the small harbour, which is only big enough for Pangas and dinghy in to shore. While shopping it is always a good idea to keep an eye on the palm trees because if the wind comes up then the waves build fast and its a wet ride with a full dinghy back to the boat. Luckily this time it stayed calm and we stayed dry. It was a lovely slow spinnaker ride the rest of the way to Puerto Escondido where we tied up to a mooring ball just as it was getting dark. The next day after checking in with the Marina, Karina, Gary, Jay and myself shouldered our packs and headed up the road to the Tabor Canyon. After hiking there last year we had thought that it would be a cool place to camp for a night. And it truly was! There are some parts of this "hike" that are quite challenging for me and Karina. Luckily for us Jay and Gary are both experienced rock climbers and they were able to help us negotiate some of the trickier spots. The canyon has spectacular rock formations, lovely freshwater swimming holes and beautiful greenery.