Today's hike

 We have been pretty consistent with our daily workouts.  Most days we hike, run, or mountain bike.  And now, most afternoons we boogie board and get in some swimming, too.  Today we drove out to the mostly abandoned fishing village of San Roque for our hike.  The loop starts with a climb of about a mile before the trail heads west to a small house used by the vigilancia. 

Our town has two fishing cooperatives.  Each one has people who patrol the coast looking for potential poachers and to keep an eye on their fishing grounds.  There are fishing cooperatives up and down the coast of Baja and Baja Sur.  It’s reassuring knowing someone is around especially when in the middle of nowhere.  If you come across one of the vigilancia, I recommend saying hola and maybe offering up something cold to drink.  I have been rewarded more than once over the years with a bit of kindness.

Once at the house, the trail loops back to the village.  The coast here is so beautiful and reminds me a lot of Monterey, California.  There are all kinds of little coves and clean, blue water.  Today, Zeus, our dog, had a bunch of seals following him along.  At one point, he had at least 20 seals bobbing up and down in the water as he cooled off. 

Time for some lunch and then off to the beach!