Surrealism in Puerto Los Cabos

The next morning we wave goodbye to our new friends, then climb off the boat in search of showers.
The marina is vast, as is their boat yard and it feels like a two mile walk to the showers. As we walk we pass a National Geographic boat and another research vessels moored nearby. Cool. We know that they are here because of all the amazing stuff there is further up the sea.

research vessel Zephyr

As soon as we walk another ten feet I notice an amazing sculpture. Holy cow, I think. That looks really familiar but I can't place it. I take a picture of it, impressed that someone would add such a lovely, cultural touch to a marina. A little further up, my mind is blown. Every ten feet there is a painting or a sculpture. They are all surrealist, done by two artists, clearly but i still can't place who they are. The work is amazing, high above us on a hill is a giant cross, also super cool. We are in like a huge, outdoor exhibit. 

There is no  defined beginning or end to this museum, it just appears on the walkway. We wander down the path, checking out the amazing art. Finally, I see a plaque; Leonora Carrington and the sculptures are, of course, her paramour, Max Ernst!!! Really? I get to teach the kids about Surrealism on the way to the showers in a marina in the middle of nowhere. I still have no idea why this is here. No one who works at the marina knows why but apparently they planned on this place attracting a very upscale clientele. Maybe the economy squashed their ambitions for the moment, cause nothing else is really here-except for a hideous"swim with the dolphins" attraction. The dolphins are kept in large outdoor pens and tourists come and are given wetsuits and get to paddle around in the company of these exquisite creatures. I know I sound like a snob, because yes, I live on a boat but i have spent days and nights watching these creatures and like all beings, FREEDOM is their natural right. If you could see them, dashing along our bow, spinning and twirling and then speeding off again...these are not pets. These are not playthings for humans. They are a miracle of muscle and sinew and brain power and the only interaction we should have should have with them ought to be on their terms, not ours.

Anyway...that's my two cents. You want to see dolphin's-live on a sailboat.

Art in the Baja

Kai gets some inspiration

the original Adams family

my new favorite artist

After art history lessons and a shower, there was lunch and then a hike along a massive deserted beach. We had to be careful not to step on beached puffer fish- peligroso!  We found a neat estuary and listened to birds nesting and watched a local fisherman cast for fish. Kai is determined to get a cast net at some point. He spent the evening trying almost successfully to hook another puffer fish that was lurking under the boat.

no fish is safe

especially you, buddy!