December 8-12, 2013
Isla Isabel is a very old volcanic island with a crater in the middle. There are probably way too many photos in this album, but I was having a lot of trouble down selecting. Isla Isabel is known as the Galapagos of Mexico, and hopefully you will see why.
Logbook – December 9, 2013 (Isla Isabel)
Daily Notes
- Awesome hike around the island. Boobies, frigates, and iguanas. Amazing views. W/ LC, Dazzler, TBV.
- Potluck on Exodus. Leanne – amazing lasagna. Met Tisha Baby – Richard and Pam
Email to family and friends dated December 9, 2013
Subject: Made it
We pulled into Isla Isabel around 3pm yesterday. We were the first of our group to arrive. It’s a rocky bottom here, and we are used to nice sandy bottoms, so Tim was in the water diving our anchor when everyone else started getting here, so one by one he dove everyone else’s anchor too. Leann called it Tim’s valet parking service. We caught a couple Dorado en route so we are going to have everyone over tonight for a cookout. We were all too tired to do anything last night, well, except the kids, they go together with Lady Carolina to watch a movie. We explore the island today, so we’ll see about this “Galapagos of Mexico.”
-D.
At 12/8/2013 2:51 PM (utc) our position was 22°15.93’N 106°28.08’W
Logbook – December 10, 2013 (Isla Isabel)
Daily Notes
- 2nd degree coffee burn
- T/B/Craig/Steve – spear fish – 3 “mystery fish” and 8 langosta
- Amazing snorkel – Alex/Kyle – 2 parrot fish + 1 green jack
- Twitchy fish – unnerving!
- Dinner on Exodus with TBV & LC, Leanne’s amazing video of Isla Isabel
Logbook – December 11, 2013 (Isla Isabel)
Daily Notes
- Island adventure to see the baby boobies & the lighthouse. Lots of blue footed boobies @ the lighthouse. Tremendous views.
- Family snorkel – circumnavigated the island. Alex – rainbow runner. B – green jack. T – lots of videos.
- Clam/fish chowder. To bed early.
Email to family and friends dated December 11, 2013
Subject: At least one more day at Isla Isabel
This island is amazing! We hiked the island day before yesterday, and hung out with the frigates and the blue footed boobies. (Jen, I was wearing my running shoes with the bright blue coloring, so Carolina tried to get a photo of me with the boobies, but they wouldn’t quite let me get that close.) Yesterday, we snorkled, and I think it might have been the best so far in our whole trip. Today, I want to go back on the island with my better camera to see if I can snap some better photos. We’ve had two huge cookouts on Exodus the last 2 nights, the first with all the Dorado we caught on passage and then yesterday the guys speared 3 huge mystery fish and some lobsters. And to top it off, Alex and Kyle speared a couple parrot fish, so Carolina also made some ceviche. Not too shabby.
Love and miss you all!
-D.
At 12/9/2013 1:25 PM (utc) our position was 21°50.60’N 105°52.94’W
Gresham Family Exodus 
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[…] but the next day we got together and explored the island. We learned why Isla Isabel is called “The Galapagos of Mexico.” Frigate birds and blue footed boobies were everywhere! Talk about photo ops. I was wearing my […]
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