San Juanico and Isla Coronado

Leaving the safe harbor of Puerto Escondido we headed north approximately 40 miles to the lovely anchorage at San Juanico. San Juanico is the furthest north we will be going up the Sea of Cortez before heading back south in order to be in Cabo San Lucas on June 6th. We spent several days in San Juanico snorkeling, fishing, hiking and having a great time. San Juanico is home to a cruiser's shrine and we spent some time exploring the creative ways that cruiser's left there mark at this shrine. We even had to leave a little momentum of Chrokeva's trip to San Juanico. It was difficult to leave such a wonderful anchorage but there were many anchorages we wanted to explore on the way south so we finally pulled up anchor headed out.

Our next stop was Isla Coronado. This is a island located just east of Loreto and falls under The National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP). A special permit is needed to visit these areas and the cost of these permits help to maintain the beauty of these national parks. With Isla Coronado's beautiful turquoise blue water and beautiful white sand beaches it would be a hard place to pace by without stopping. We ended up hiking to the top of Isla Coronado which turned out to be a very challenging hike but the views from on top where just incredible.