At one point this bay was actually a volcano. Then the volcano erupted and after that - the volcano collapsed.
When you drop anchor in Caleta Partida, you are sailing into the middle of a sunken volcano.
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| The Alize' in a collapsed volcano |
From this photo, you can see the walls of the ancient volcano. Our boat in anchored here in about 15 feet of water, you can see the water turns to a light blue as you near the shore. This shoal area goes down to about 3 feet and is then exposed at low tide.
Green sea turtles are abundant in this bay. We tried to capture them in a photo, but that's like playing whack-a-mole....
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| Jess and I after taking the dingy ashore. |
Winds can whip up to a gale without a moment's notice in this Baja anchorage. The high walls on the north do provide some protection from northerly winds, however west winds will rip right in...
Here is a blog post from some like-minded sailors, they also enjoyed their stay in the collapsed volcano.
