Driving north to Playa Requeson at Bahia Conception

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April 7, 2013

Arriving at Playa Requeson

After dark, I reached Playa Requeson—an incomparable location!  There’s a mound-like island out in the bay.  This island is connected to the mainland by a low spit of sand, which forms two shallow little coves on either side.  The road in—about a quarter mile—is very bad, and the fee is 80 pesos a day.   There are only la few other campers here.  On arrival, I picked a spot, then got out my chair and had a beer.  There’s a breeze off the water, and now it’s suddenly cool—I have to put on some fleece.  The stars are coming out brilliantly.  I can hear little fish jumping out in the cove.

After the beer, I begin to explore the shores of the two coves with my flashlight.  On the western beach, facing the wind, there’s not much action.  Some seaweed debris is accumulating along the shore.  On the other side, the sheltered beach--I soon come upon a heron standing close to the shore in the darkness.  It doesn’t fly away till I’m quite close.  This is were the fish are—schools of them, an inch or so long.  They are very sensitive to my presence.  If I shine my light, or stamp my feet, they panic, and rush away, jumping out of the water in their haste.  Some are even jumping without my encouragement, perhaps as they flee predatory fish.