Just before we flew home for Chrismas, we went to Isla San Francisco and San Evarista.  These spots are about 40 miles North of La Paz and just stunning spots.

A gorgeous spot...

...clear water, white sand beach...

...went for a hike across the island...

...to see the other side...

...and climbed a bit...

...to enjoy the views.

Next, up to San Evaristo...

...where we saw some "friends"...

...then said "goodby for now"...

...took a little hike (and swiped some sea salt)...

...then settled in for dinner on the beach (the kitchen is in the background).

A dramatic sunrise for our trip back to La Paz...

...made getting up at 0600 worth the effort (you can see the guy on the left throwing a net to catch fresh fish for the beach restaurant).

And now we’re caught up (more or less-other than saying that New Year’s in Baja allowed me to fire my 12 gauge flare gun.  They are a little more relaxed about that than in the “States”, so we took some flares that expired in 2004 and blasted away into the night).  Fun!

So, in two days, we’ll be leaving to spend a few more days out at the islands and then make the jump over to the mainland of Mexico.  Our next destination: Mazatlan!