Isla Espíritu Santo
Our trip to Ensenada del Gallo on the island of Espíritu Santo was pleasant enough, although it could have been better with at least some wind.
There are three main anchoring areas on the island’s west coast, separated into three lobes. And as no one was in any of them when we arrived just afternoon, we had a free choice of where to park.
Liking the look of the beach, Maria made an executive decision to anchor in the middle one. Later on that day, we found that tour companies also like the look of this part of the island. By late afternoon, the beach was full of day-trippers enjoying the white sand and copious amounts of food and booze.
Isla Partida (Ensenada Grande) 14th Dec to 20th Dec
Coincidentally, our next anchorage at Ensenada Grande on Isla Partida is also in three main sections. And again, we chose the middle one. This time we thought it would offer double protection from the lively wind forecast for later in the week – which it did. Given the strong winds, we thought it an excellent time to start the upholstery with Maria dismantling one of the seats as a template. Exotic stuff in exotic places.
The photo below is of an Alaskan family who had anchored nearby. We met Lileth, Zephyr and their daughter Aven briefly on the beach in Ensenada del Gallo were in Mexico on a sailing holiday and had chartered a boat here. We invited them on board to look around – good company and a lot of fun.
San Franciso
After the wind fizzled out, we headed off to our last island: San Francisco. We are glad that we waited a day after the worst of the wind before heading out of Ensenada Grande. Even so, the sea state wasn’t exactly smooth.
However, the pilot guide suggested this as an excellent place to stop, and they weren’t wrong. This is a beautiful anchorage. With its turquoise waters set amongst a backdrop of pink-hued rocks and a white sand beach, it deserves a place on the front cover of a travel magazine.
We spent days here walking the beach and exploring the surrounding area. It’s possible to get to the other side of the island from here. And the view from the top of the hills is spectacular, although it’s a tad breezy up there.
The winds became more sensible on 20th December, just as well, given that we had to be on the mainland by the 22nd. So we de-anchored ourselves and set off towards Mazatlan.
Omg what wonderful beaches to anchor – amazing photos !
Not bad eh?
Beautiful photos. Might borrow one for my cover photo !
Thank you favourite mother in law. Please feel free!
Looking great, love the anchorages, the beaches. We have beautiful beaches here, in Nova Scotia too. Unfortunately the weather here is reversed having snow and rain much of the time. I keep telling myself to appreciate all that we have and just throw another log on the fire. 🎶The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow🎶. Please keep in touch, it is always in bright spot in my day to hear from you. Bill in Musquodoboit Harbour ❤️
That’s very kind of you, Bill. Thank you for all your comments. Wishing you dry weather and sunshine. 🌞
beautiful photos makes very interesting reading know you Mum use to volunteer with her on the council so keep in touch on face book as I am now living in Ireland lovely to see you travels Maria
Lovely of you to get in touch, glad you are enjoying our journey. Ireland is a beautiful place 😃
Lovely photos and locations as always. Nice to see some sunshine 🌞, even if in pictures 😊
Ta chuck. Glad you like them! 😊
Looks absolutely stunning. Living the dream you two beauts x
Thanks Michelle! X
Just catching up on your adventures…..just wow! Another fantastic part of the world – look at those stunning beaches!
It definitely is a beautiful part of the world. X
Wow…all these beaches/anchorages look gorgeous. I thought you said that the islands were rocky, Maria? Perhaps they are in the interior…without too much greenery. Now that I look at them again…I don’t see any trees or shade. But so beautiful.
Even the rocks are beautiful – in the right light! X