El Mezteno

By Aaron

In order to break up the trip back to La Paz we stopped for a couple nights on Isla Espiritu Santo again.  This time we stayed in the El Mezteno anchorage.

Bella Star at anchor

The guidebook mentioned a trail that went up the arroyo up to the ridge.  After some searching we found that the “trail” involves climbing huge boulders, following piles of rocks.

We added to some of the piles

Large lizards would frequently scamper out from underfoot just to get our hearts pumping

Okay, we made it to the top.  Now what?

Well you take an arm shot of course

We erroneously did this hike in our sandals.  About half way up to the top we were getting blisters from the uneven terrain.  Sure, we should have turned around, but then we wouldn’t have gotten the arm shot.  The blisters got progressively worse as we made our way down.  By the end of the hike Nicole was in tears and I wasn’t doing much better.  We both suffered some of the most horrific blisters ever.  Next time it’s hiking boots or no hiking. 

Anyway, here’s a few more pictures from the stop: