Christmas on a beach. A beach in Baja, CA Mexico. In Baja, CA Mexico, on the Sea of Cortez. On the Sea of Cortez, in Bahia el Coyote. In Bahia el Coyote, on Playa el Coyote. On Playa el Coyote on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve...melting into Christmas Day 2012. Feliz Navidad!
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| Luminarias lighting our way into Christmas night at Coyote |
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| Evening falls.... |
On Christmas Eve afternoon we find ourselves at our "beach home" ....escaping the Christmas we've always known, open to what we may find in this place, at this time, with these people, in this country. Oh my! We are the new ones to the Coyote Beach "traditions" of a beach camp celebration.
This Christmas Eve we join beach friends at an all beach pot luck dinner starting at 3:00 p.m. Why so early? Ah. First, it's still light! There is no electric power to draw things beyond the dark hours. Over 60 folks are present with amazing offerings...from smoked salmon from Washington, to sweet potatoes candied with brown sugar, to curry dishes, to roast chicken, oysters, fancy rice, Mexican bread pudding, CHOCOLATE fudge cake, banana cake, cherry cobbler (drizzle some over the chocolate cake!)...to mention a few!
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| Christmas Eve potluck dinner |
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| Nan...in charge of nothing! |
We have two families with kids and that makes a grand total of four lining up for swings at the pinata. It appears magically hanging from one of the trees, complete with ways to pull it up and down and a good old fashioned baseball bat for inflicting damage. This is one strong pinata!
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| Georgia goes to "bat" |
Luminarias appear on the beach....the whole length of the beach! What a sight! But wait...there's more! Fireworks you say??? Fireworks? Here? Yes, and they are serious explosives! Steve sets up for night photography successfully! I keep the dogs company.
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| Yikes! |
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| Wow! |
Thank you John and Lori for planning for this light display...carrying it all the way from California...and my guess is...enjoying setting them off!
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| See that Santa hat with lights?? |
Bedtime yet? NO! It's time for the lighted boat parade! Two dinghys (inflatables) lead the way, one with the motor motoring, one with the electronic keyboard playing carols (and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star....fitting really)...and two Santas in kayaks paddling. (Who would bring Santa hats from San Juan Island with battery operated lights to light them up?) Up and down the beach the four little boats go...voices joining in as the tunes reach the shore.
Ahhh...Baja Midnight...it's 9:00p.m. The campsites are dark. The boats put away. The luminarias glow into the darkness....bringing on Christmas morning....
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