It took about 7 hours driving plus a few rest stops to reach Playa Armenta, the furthest south of the Concepcion beaches. It is a small 300-metre mini-bay with white sand full of shells and blue water. Though we are farther north now, there seems to a weather inversion on the Sea of Cortez side where we are in the highest temperatures we've experienced thus far...it was 32 degrees yesterday!
We are the only ones here - other than "Ben" who monitors the beach and collects the fee. All of the Bahia Concepcion camping sites charge a small fee, the equivalent of $7 Cdn for overnight stays, with the funds covering simple pit toilets and garbage disposal.
This morning Ben came to join us for coffee. Between my very basic Spanish, his simple English, and a dictionary, we managed to have an interesting conversation. He lives here at the beach in absolutely rustic accommodations and his wife, not interested in such arrangements, lives in Mulege about 40 km north. So he is often alone and dying to have anyone to talk to. He explained how this beach is busiest in December and January mostly with European tourists, and how the temperature gets "muy caliente" (very hot) from June - August.
Coco was her lively self today and even showed eagerness to get into the ocean. Perhaps she shouldn't be swimming with the stitches, but then again the ocean water seems to be a healthy disinfectant itself plus we have iodine and antibiotics to give her over the next week. With this hot weather, even the dog realizes how nice it is to cool down in the ocean!
Pufferfish "family" on the beach:
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