By the time we awoke, another group of boats were gone this morning but a fresh group had arrived from San Jose Del Cabo the previous evening. Most of them had tried to get to Los Frailes from Cabo San Lucas on Monday or Tuesday but were forced back and put into San Jose to ride out the storm. The early morning was calm and we took the dinghy ashore to take some photographs and do some snorkeling. We took some pictures of the beach and bay showing just our footprints and no one else’s.

The snorkeling was good, with lots of different fish and various types of coral in about 20 feet of water. This was Anita’s first real foray into some serious snorkeling, and she did well. I dived down to chase the larger fish and see if I could locate any Octopus which hide under the rocks but without success. The visibility was about 30 feet near the beach and we enjoyed seeing the many different and colorful tropical fish. As you moved further away from the beach area visibility, the number of corals and the variety of fish increased. However, the wind had now swung around to the South and Los Frailes is exposed to southern wind. The surf was building on the shore so it was time to cut short our beach trip before it got too bad to launch the dingy.

During the afternoon the wind and waves increased and we had swung around on the anchor and now had our back to the rock wall of Los Frailes but about 400 yards from it. Back on the boat, we took off the outboard and lashed the dinghy to the deck, ready for an early start tomorrow or a quick getaway should this be required.  To where, we do not know as we have no fixed itinerary. Will it be Mazatlan or Bay of the Dead (Los Muertos). We will probably decide in the morning but it is time to move on, we have been here for four days.