Bítacora Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California.

As you know, we traveled south for spring break, into the heart of the península de Baja California, a not easy forgotten territory for us (Eduardo, Pepe and I), a place we remember from our days in Baja California University.

The intention was primarly to have a good time during "semana santa" with the kids. As every "decent" mexican does, splashing in water for this time of the year... (if you don't believe, look for those "artificial beaches" they put in Mexico city).

But I have to say, the three adults in the party, connected again with the soul of our degree, the study of the ocean.

For me it was a fabulous experience, seeing once more the geological nudity of the scenes of Baja California.

But of course the interaction with family and friends was great. The kids had a very good time, swimming, playing on the sand. By morning going to the door step of our tents into the tide pools. In this place the tide gets very low, so it uncovers the rocks of the ecosystem. By early afternoon they enjoyed the sandy beach. As Aida said, - here, it was pajamas, swimming suit, pajamas again-.

The destination of our trip was Bahia de Los Angeles. A magnificent place, a fisherman village, with no sewage or fresh water distribution system, lackage of electricity and no cellular phone service, I didn't see a cord phone either. The camping place were we stayed, named Archelon camp, has very nice service and commodities. Its owner, happen to be a guy who studied the same as us. And his love for turtles made him start a program of sea turtles, many years ago, when this place had even less than today. A remarkable guy... El oceanólogo perfecto, el ideal, diria pepe.

Every night we had spectacular moon risings, the first one, just incredible... with a moon the looked almost like the sun with a dark surrounding, it is a shame the camera could not caputre such amazing event.
If you had see pics in Lauren's or Pepe's blogs, maybe you had notice the kind of vegetation, just sides of the road. We had the opportunity to see cardons, that are those cactus with branches, and cirios, those tall plants that look like thin candles, it suposses cirios are unique for the peninsula.

But my favorite is this, it is not a plant but a geological structure called "El Castillo", castle, close to a place named el Rosario, three hours from Bahia de los Angeles.