Burning Coyote 2024

The days slip away and all of a sudden it is March. While walking down the beach the other morning we noticed that the RVs were heading out and it was less crowded than it had been the week before. At dinner one of our acquaintances mentioned that it was the 'end of the season' and everyone would be heading home soon. What? Which season? After following summer from the 59th parallel at the last summer solstice -- to the 25th parallel it seems we have been on a journey of continuous summer. But, what we've come to learn is that the snowbirds are starting to return to the north. The days are getting a bit longer, a bit warmer, and the water temperature is hovering at or above 70 degrees. Soon the north lands will once again be habitable by us eternal summer seekers.

Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to 'hitch' a ride into the local town from Bahai Concepcion with one of the local RV'er to the nearby town of Mulege (pronounced Muh-la-hey). This quaint town was lush and had exactly what we needed. They had a grocery store with eggs and a few fresh vegetables.

There were huge bouganvilla throughout the town and beautiful palm trees. The people were friendly, the ex-pats eager to help out and ensure we've commited to ensuring we've seen all the places of interest.

Back at the bay, we started to rotating between the different anchorages, charging our batteries every 2-3 days between stops. We spent one afternoon at the beach about 1 hour north from Playa Santispac. It turned out to be quite windy that afternoon so we didn't end up staying long. However, we did stay long enough to trade 1 gallon of gas for a few handfuls of chocolate clams. Now, I'm not much of a clam person -- but Dan did an amazing job of preparing a meal fit for a king. It was amazing. Chocolate clams are mild in flavor and we are hoping they were sustainably harvested. We don't know what the rules are but we have seen these in restaurants here and so we are hoping that they were legit. Regardless -- they were good.

To wrap up the week we went back to Playa Coyote, which is the beach located at the southern most side of Bahai Coyote to join in the 'Burning Coyote' festivities. This annual fundraiser supports the local animal shelter/stray dog rescue center and consisted of a live auction and ended in the burning of the great driftwood coyote. Followed with live music, it was great fun. Many of the boats in the vicinity gathered in the bay to dingy ashore and join all the land based RV community and sat around the large soon to be bonfire.

The mood was festive and several hundred sun seekers sat together as the sun set behind the mountains, when it was dark enough, they lit the structure and we all watched and took videos. While we ultimately went back to the boat, we did hear the music going late into the evening. The end of the season event was definitely worth our visit and has given us many fond memories of Bahai Concepcion. We've met some fabulous people here and seen yet another slice of Mexico. Onward to the next season!