Coronado Island is about a 30-minute Panga ride from Loreto. Clint and I went out on a calm Saturday morning with a couple of other Loreto Bay homeowners including Tom and Jan.

About mid-way to the island we were surrounded by a large pod of dolphins swimming around our Panga and another boat with our group as well. We slowed down and shut off the motor so that we could admire the dolphins up close. It was an incredible moment and at that instant, I truly appreciated how swimming with dolphins would be a joy.

We then made our way around the island, passing massive rock structures where seals were lying in the sun.

When we finally arrived on the beaches of Coronado Island, our captain started to prepare lunch of grilled fish under a palapa. A couple of us went snorkeling, others set up beach chairs and lounged…admittedly I did check my BlackBerry a couple of times, but only a couple! It was a gorgeous, perfect day and even I was able to sit back, relax and wonder out into the water as well.

We saw a yacht out in the Sea of Cortez and it was rumored that Shakira was on it. We never found out for sure but on our way back to Loreto, we did swing by close to the yacht to see if we could take a peek.

Lunch on the grill smelled delicious and by the time it was ready, all of us were ready to dig in. The guacamole and salsa were very fresh. Our captain and cook left the pit of the avocado in the guacamole to keep it from turning brown. A tip I checked out later on Google and found to be “true”.

Finally, we were ready to head back. By now the water was choppy, not the calm waters we had in the morning so the ride took almost twice as long to reach the shores of Loreto Bay.

On a rainy day such as this, it is nice to reminisce about sunny times in Loreto.

If you do make it out, make sure you or your captain has purchased a Marine Park Permit for the day.

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Memory of this trip to Coronado Island was the inspiration behind the cover and March photo in the 2009 Loreto Calendar. Hope it brings you great memories of your trips out to this gorgeous island. Get your copy here and support Animalandia.

Loni Kao Stark
Co-Founder StarkSilverCreek, Creative Director and Wine Collector

Loni is a self-professed foodie, adventure travel seeker and aspiring artist. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. The former Ms. Global Petite runner-up is host of several SSC shows including WineTube TV, StarkSilverCreek Presents, Loreto Live, and the new series The Artist Diaries. Between busy travel schedules to Washington, Napa and global destinations such as Australia, the Baja and Europe, she expends the rest of her energy collecting wines, practicing “escape artist”-style cooking, and building what she hopes, one day, will be a real estate empire. She catches her breath by writing about her adventures.
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