The next morning after breakfast we geared up to head over to the reef.  We loaded all our snorkeling gear in the yaks and took off.  We arrived at Pulmo’s beach an hour later and geared up. 

The reef itself is really a series of five reefs, half moon shaped, sort of paralleling the beach.  The first one is about 200 yards out and the rest are further and further out.  I heard the best action is by boat at the outer reefs, but we didn’t want to pay for a trip and were happy to explore the closer reef from the beach. 

Here is the beach at Pulmo where we parked our boats and geared up.

The waves were crashing over the reef as we headed out and from the beach it looked rather intimidating, but as we got closer we realized it was fine.  The currents were pretty strong, but with our fins they were manageable.  This was my first time snorkeling at a reef and it was a blast!  The fish life isn’t as dramatic as reefs found in warmer waters, but it till had a plethora of life!  The water wasn’t that cold, maybe 68 degrees I was guessing.  I had a farmer-john shorty wetsuit and I was plenty warm enough. 

I had a disposable underwater camera that I purchased at a dive shop in Albuquerque before the trip.  Sadly, the pictures were not the best quality, but some of them came out.  I think the film might have been really old and cheap film.  I don’t know.   I researched the fish as much as I could, if I am wrong on any IDs, please email me. 

Guineafowl puffer

Not sure what this fish is.

Not sure on this one either.

How the hell can you see anything Brian? LOL.

Reef cornetfish

Mexican hogfish

Not sure what these little fish are.

I have no idea again.

Finescale triggerfish I think.

We stayed out a couple hours, and then came back to the beach for some lunch and chill time.  The sun was warm and the beach was nice.  Brian and I went out again after lunch and Marisa decided to stay on the beach and read.  This time we were out about an hour when I started getting a gnarly leg cramp in my right ham-string.  Not wanting to get in trouble, we headed back in rather than risk a full-on cramp. 

Marisa and I as we leave Cabo Pulmo.

The afternoon was spent relaxing around camp and enjoying the warm weather.  It was a gorgeous day.

Brian had to chase off a pelican from his boat that afternoon.