The Shell Seekers

Okay, so you are not going to believe this one, but here goes. We came back to San Carlos early part of February to check out and purchase our 2nd choice boat. After a week of negotiations and rigging, boat and engine checks, we learned on a Thursday (end of day), the engine was seized. Hence, we decided to pull out of the deal. There was just too much wrong. Bummed out again, that we have no boat, we return to our hotel room and check email / surf the web for other opportunities. So, you know that old saying, when one door closes, another opens? Well, it was immediate, their it was, an email from Brian's dreamboat, the KP saying they came to there senses, again. They would sell us the boat (our #1 choice) and even promised on their mother's grave. To top it off, the seller would be down from Canada on Monday! Wow, we were very excited, but still a bit leery. After all, they have pulled out of the deal twice before.

The meeting with the owner on Tuesday went well, with us describing where we were coming from and her reciprocating. She then went through the entire boat with us, over every piece of equipment and detail. We were there 2 hours! Okay, so this might happen, but we wanted to have the boat looked at by our surveyor and/ or at least our engine guy. After all , we were plunking down quite a bit of cash. Engine guy scheduled the very next day, go Brian! However, when he went over to speak with the boat owner - she freaked out. She told him to guy buy someone else's boat, stop trying to take hers, and even pointed at a few others in the boat yard! ARRGGH! Unbelievable! What a PSYCHO! Oh, did I mention she works in the psychotherapy industry. A true nut case.

To blow off steam, Brian and I decide to go to the beach. Yes, a shell seeking day for us. That always makes us feel better. We used to go to SOB (South Ocean Beach) all the time in the city to collect sand dollars. Rumor had it, this beach was the bomb for shell collecting, as well as being long & gorgeous.

Armed with an eight pack (don't you just love it, comes that way, not 6 packs) of beer and a bottle of tequila, we head off to Empalme. It is just outside of Guymas, about 45 minutes away. When we get there, we drive right onto the sand. It's amazing. It's everything it's rumored to be. The only negative would be the trash, but that seems to be the norm for Mexico, unfortunately. They are not very environmentally aware yet. Anyhow, enjoy the pic's!