Today we went to climb the sand hills on Algodones Beach. They are not nearly as impressive as the hills by Sceptre, but they are fun to try to walk on. "Rumour by Fred" has it that this sand was brought in for the filming of the Catch 22 beach scenes and eventually was moved by the wind to where it lies today.
Mexicans love to gather at the beach on Sundays and today was no exception. There were many families having picnics by the water and just enjoying the day. The more wealthy Mexicans have ATVs or quads to climb the hills or run up and down Algodones Beach. The rest just have a picnic on the sand and spend the time building sand castles.
We still have so much to see and do before we leave in two weeks that we decided while we were in the area we should check out the palapa bar near the sand hills. This bar is located by the San Carlos Plaza Hotel and is next to the beach. Other than the location and fantastic fish tacos, this palapa has very little going for it. It does have the required thatched roof, clean washrooms and sand all around, but it is very costly and it is too far out of San Carlos proper to really be considered as a favourite. Regardless, the view from the small patio was wonderful. We could see the boats in the bay and watch the sailboats as they tried to move in close to the shore.
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Stumbled in and just wanted to say hi. Wow, that blue ocean must be a lovely site.
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