Los Frailes and Los Muertos

Beach at Los Frailes

Deep Soft Sand at Los Frailes

Some Shade at Los Frailes

We departed with our friends Bruce and Pam from San Jose Cabo at 8:50am on November 13^th headed for Los Frailes on the southeast tip of Baja. The seas were choppy making somewhat of a rough ride for our guests but fortunately calmed later in the afternoon. Los Frailes (the Friars) is a lovely bay with a few homes and a hotel. We arrived in the early afternoon and took the dinghy ashore. The sand was so deep and soft that it was difficult to pull the dinghy up on land even with all four of us pushing and pulling. We managed to get the dinghy a comfortable distance from the water’s edge and then went for a walk on the beach. Java had a great time exploring and bounding through the sand, happy to have space to run. The next morning we departed for Bahia de Los Muertos (bay of the dead) located 6 hours to the north in the Sea of Cortez. In the 1920’s, the cove served as a cargo port for off-loading supplies for a nearby silver mining operation and years later the site was used for salt production and storage. Today the cove has several beautiful homes and a first-class private resort, a best-kept secret among boaters. Having arrived in the late afternoon, we made the most of the remaining daylight and went ashore by dinghy. This time the sand was compact and we found it easy to wheel the dinghy up on land. We visited the beautiful resort and discovered that the lovely dining room in the foyer was open to the general public. We ended up enjoying this very special place with a bowl of Tortilla Sopa, Quesadillas, and drinks. The high ceilings above us held a special surprise for guests - a three-tiered train track runs around the rectangle space of the room with multiple trains and realistic sets – I loved the hacienda scene, it looked like there had been a shoot-out. By the time we left the resort it was pitch black except for the twinkle of stars overhead and the anchor lights of a few boats in the harbor, it was truly a lovely evening.