Winter in the Desert

MAR16_83Anchored of Isla Espiritu Santo north of La Paz, we were expecting some wet winter weather that was working its way down the continent, drenching the Bay Area a few days previous.

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Summer is typically the (slightly) wet season, so we were not expecting much more than a slight rinse. Little did we know we would get more than just rain!

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As the precipitation blew across the island and towards our bay (Bonanza), it started to get noisy. Small pea-sized hail pummeled us for 3-4 minutes. No damage done but it was noisy!

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Even before the hail had melted we were treated to a lovely full rainbow.

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And within a few minutes more, the sun was back out and the beach was sparkling again.

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