We were to take a trip to Los Barriles last Friday but unfortunately Diane was ill so our trip was postponed until today. The scenery was beautiful as we drove along the coast by the Sea of Cortez. While we drove up I saw many Turkey Vultures catching thermals in the sky and then suddenly off to my left there was a Crested Carcara. It was a great sighting and a life bird for me. Just wish it had staying in view longer. Our first stop was at Buena Vista Hotel. This was first opened in 1976 and is a sport fishing designation that Al had stayed in years ago. It is beautifully landscaped due to an underground river of natural hot springs that flows into the Sea of Cortez. The hotel is famous among the Los Cabos residents for it's collection of hibiscus and other tropical plants in the middle of the Baja desert.It was very exciting to walk down to the beach and see about 40 Magnificent Frigatebirds flying just overhead. One of the Frigate's dove into the water just in front of us.
Then we drove a few miles further to visit the area around Los Barriles. We stopped at the RV park where Kathy and Jack stayed the first few years they stayed in Mexico. The Playa Norte RV camp is right on the Sea of Cortez and is really awesome. The drawback is it's about a 2 hr drive from getting supplies so they moved in close to Cabo. While here we also drove up into the mountains nearby and down to the sea on the opposite side. Then we drove along the coast to get back to Los Barriles before heading home. That drive provided me with my last life bird - Brandt Cormorant's in breeding plumage.
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