Loreto Trip : January 31 - February 3, 2019 (Part 2)
February 2: Isla Coronados
Isla Coronados is about half an hour from Loreto by panga (skiff). Much of is shoreline is craggy lava rock, but it has some nice sand beaches too.
Magnificent Frigatebird
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Isla Coronados
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Brandt's Cormorant
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Brown Pelican
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Red Rock Crab
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Bottlenose dolphins
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California Sea Lion
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Pedro tries some fishing
Turkey Vulture
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Peregrine Falcons
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It looks like lunch is a grebe
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Eared Grebe
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Western Gull
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Dead sea turtle
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Sea Slater (Ligia sp.)
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Spotted Sandpiper
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Loggerhead Shrike
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Arrgh! Figures.
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February 2: In Loreto
Loreto is home to the first mission, and the start of the El Camino Real.
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One of these is not like the others...
Fiesta at La Mision
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February 3: Loreto (MMLT) to Calexico (KCXL)
Too soon, it was departure day and time to head back north. After clearing customs at Calexico, it was a short flight back to San Diego.
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Hwy 1, looking southwest
Isla Coronados
Playa El Coyote, Playa El Burro
Posada Concepcion
El Gallito Airstrip
Hotel Serenidad
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Palo Verde Airport
Ejido San Luis
Dam near Santa Rosalia
Las Tres Virgenes
Just north of Baja California Sur boundary
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Isla San Lorenzo in the distance
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Isla Cabeza de Caballo
Isla La Ventana
Isla Smiths
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Playa La Gringa
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Playa Hermosa
Bahia Santa Maria
San Felipe Airport
San Felipe Marina
San Felipe
San Felipe Lighthouse
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Approaching Mexicali
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On base at Calexico
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Ducking under the clouds
Approaching MYF