Isla San Marcos
Since 1925, a gypsum deposit has been exploited on this island. Thus, this is one of the few islands in the Gulf of California that is occupied, and the only island that has a permanent human population. Fortunately, much of the industrial activity is confined to the southwest side. There remains little evidence throughout the rest of the island of human disturbance.
We woke up this morning anchored in the northern part of Isla San Marcos. Our morning plans were to go ashore for hikes, swim, snorkel and even scuba dive. We also entered into this island looking for a hidden treasure, the kids on board were glad to help us discover it.
While the temperature rose during the morning, after our courageous kids discovered the sodas, cookies and chocolate treasure, hikers came back to the beach, and then water activities gave us a chance to refresh us by swimming, snorkeling or just being in the water.
After lunch, we surveyed the surrender waters of Isla San Marcos looking for marine life, without success. Adrian Cerda offered a slide-show presentation on the Island, Biogeography in the Gulf of California.
We moved again for our afternoon activities, this time to the west side of Isla San Marcos. Here, on another secluded beach, we eased into our kayaks to explore the rugged shores, or once again donned our snorkeling gear to search for colorful fish and invertebrates. With weather and tides very cooperative, we ended today’s activities offering rides in the banana boat.
Since 1925, a gypsum deposit has been exploited on this island. Thus, this is one of the few islands in the Gulf of California that is occupied, and the only island that has a permanent human population. Fortunately, much of the industrial activity is confined to the southwest side. There remains little evidence throughout the rest of the island of human disturbance.
We woke up this morning anchored in the northern part of Isla San Marcos. Our morning plans were to go ashore for hikes, swim, snorkel and even scuba dive. We also entered into this island looking for a hidden treasure, the kids on board were glad to help us discover it.
While the temperature rose during the morning, after our courageous kids discovered the sodas, cookies and chocolate treasure, hikers came back to the beach, and then water activities gave us a chance to refresh us by swimming, snorkeling or just being in the water.
After lunch, we surveyed the surrender waters of Isla San Marcos looking for marine life, without success. Adrian Cerda offered a slide-show presentation on the Island, Biogeography in the Gulf of California.
We moved again for our afternoon activities, this time to the west side of Isla San Marcos. Here, on another secluded beach, we eased into our kayaks to explore the rugged shores, or once again donned our snorkeling gear to search for colorful fish and invertebrates. With weather and tides very cooperative, we ended today’s activities offering rides in the banana boat.
