Out of La Paz to Bahia Bonanza

December 12, 2024  
On the morning of December 12, 2024 we said goodbye to the La Paz anchorage and motored out the channel and along the coast to the anchorage of Bahia Bonanza.  We had been to this anchorage in 2022 when Falcon was only one month old and we knew that it was an incredibly beautiful 3km long, sandy beach, as well as a very quiet anchorage. 
That evening we went ashore at the north end and explored up a washout channel.  It is always so interesting to see the different types of plants that grow in different areas, and I really liked the dwarfed trees that grew here with large trunks and branches. 
We found an area up from the beach that looked like it had had a palapa type structure in the past.  It had a flattened floor area built up around the sides with a small rock wall.  There was evidence of where old wooden posts would have supported the roof and a pile of old palm fronds were still laying beside it.   
That evening, as the sun went down, we lit a small cooking fire, and had a hotdog roast for supper to celebrate the eve before Falcon’s birth.  When we sailed down from Canada over two years ago we had a small amount of firewood on board from having fires in our wood stove.  We still had this wood with us and we decided it would be a nice time to enjoy a fire-cooked meal ashore. 
Falcon had a great time setting the fire and getting it lit. 
He always loved to help us set the fire at our house in Ocean Falls, and he was right into it on the beach. 
We had a lovely evening as the sun set behind the island. 
After dark as we walked down the beach to our tender we used a flashlight to look for beach hermit crabs.  When we spotted them we were easily able to approach them and they didn’t tuck into their shells or run away. 

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  1. ColleenJanuary 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM

    wow, what a beautiful sunset! The memories you are creating for your family are incredible. So interesting to explore the beaches day and night. Love the adventure. So glad you share it with us.❤️

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