SANTA ROSALIA: The contrast is strong with our last stop, KINO on the other side of CORTES SEA. This little town is more than a simple transit place for regular ferry linking GUAYMAS 72m away in SONORA. A couple of walking hours are enough to taste these clean streets, the well preserved colonial feeling from wooden houses and the colossal effort to preserve what we dump in Europe: the old giant french mine; if you add good restaurant and local courtesy, The spot has a fantastic touristic future and is already a jewel, even there is still many things to do; it deserve more than a day of visit . French run the copper mine almost 70 years, but WIKIPEDIA ll give you more...we just give feelings n pictures...
Unfortunatly, ALCYONE can't stay outside of the breakwater because GUAYMAS ferry need space to enter tomorrow and access inside is subject to marina pesos (8/foot)...anchoring inside is prohibited because of dragging...No problem: We ll leave today after a visit, a good restaurant and a light food refill in LEY supermarket: there are still anchoring places in BAJA for our cruising style like in 12m away "sweet pea"spot in nearby isla SAN MARCOS; we have to rest !
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| Morning in pretty marina with a few american yachts... |
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...ALCYONE, anchored outside the breakwater...
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| Quasi all SANTA ROSALIA fit in this area...easy to walk around... |
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| ...Nobody can miss the picture of our french made machine... end of 19th century COCORICO ! |
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| SANTA ROSALIA unic style... |
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| ...Oregon pine 100y+old ? colonial houses... |
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| ...we are in MEXICO, not in Louisiane... |
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| ...neither in Galveston or Key west... |
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| ...if bread is tasty, it is not anymore french for long... |
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| ...but church is an authentic EIFFEL creation, Yes the one of our Paris tower ! |
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| damages or progress of industrial time...Korean are tempting Mine is still active... |
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| Industrial is not a dirty world here ! |
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| Local smart people change problem in opportunity... |
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| ...and even there is still a lot to do... |
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| ...really a lot to do, why destroying this ? |
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| ...or that ? |
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| ...even on the port, this resist for years to numerous hurricanes... |
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| ...unlike the second marina, destroyed by ODILE in 2014 ... |
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| ...life can continue, like this garage tucked in the factory ! |
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| more work, more green n flowers n SANTA ROSALIA ll be a must of international tourism... |
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| ...for glory of european industrial revolution; after all best greek temples are located in Sicile ! |
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| Night after this long day ll be here facing light wind, with a bit of internet to fill the blog. |
