I only had a little work to do for tomorrow morning, so I finished it first thing today and then headed out to hike up Goat Mountain a second time.
It was a gorgeous hot and sunny day, the first that we’ve had in almost a week. I ran into Janet and Grant on the way and caught up with them, as well as getting cuddles from their dog, Boo!
Watching ships in a harbour is something I really enjoy, so I took my time getting to Goat Mountain, using the zoom function on my camera in lieu of binoculars to watch containers being loaded on and off ships.
The pelicans were out in full force. They never cease to amuse me, even though they are not an exotic creature to me since we have them in SK and I saw plenty of them in Texas!
Check out the sly expression on his face!
The goats were also out today and did a good job of ignoring me!
Put in sheep or hairy coos instead of goats and I would wear that this picture was taken in the Scottish Highlands!
Scotland, seriously!
There were also lots of a bird of prey, probably a hawk, at the very top of Goat Mountain. Getting up and down it was again rather anticlimactic because it looks so imposing from a distance!
Can you see the spires of the cathedral?
Dale and I are going to climb up to the lighthouse soonish. She’s done it once.
Lots of these birds flying around.
Using my excellent zoom to show off this incredibly clear water.
More goats with lots of bleating, probably telling me to go away!
On the way back, I passed a municipal police truck. Both the driver and the officer standing in the back holding a weapon were wearing bandanas over their face, which I read means that they are narcos attempting to protect their identities. They slowed down to give me a once over and I removed my sunglasses, smiled, and nodded. I got no reaction from them at all. Goat Island is quite an isolated part of Isla with little traffic, so it’s nice to see it being patrolled. The police force here does a good job keeping order. I’ve witnessed one arrest for what was very likely drunk and disorderly conduct.
I came home by the beach, which was eerily quiet for such a beautiful day, but explained by the numerous yellow flags warning swimmers that there was a risk of stingrays. Some hardy souls still braved the water!
Yellow with logo is a warning for stingrays.
It took about two dozen pictures to get one with the wind catching the flag just right so that I could capture the logo!
A nice hike! Beach flags are of no consequence to me, you wouldn’t get me into the water if you paid me!