Picnic no.27

This is one of the nicest times of the day, it starts to cool down and the girls are occupied on the step fighting over their food. Soon the sky will turn pink, the kids will go to bed, and at last it will be time to relax, ahhh.

Game fishing on the Sea of Cortez

They call it ‘the big fish trap’ because it has the highest concentration of game fish in the world. Having been here for nearly a month we thought we'd do as the Americans do, we hired a fisherman and went in pursuit of some cheesy photos of 'me and my big fish'.



You start by fishing for squid which you then cut up and use for bait.



You also visit smaller Mexican fishing boats to buy live sardines which you keep in a tank on board and use to fish for Tuna.



The Tuna when we found them were amazing – absolutely incredible fish and fought like Atlantic salmon. We lost a few and broke a line but still managed to haul in about 14 decent sized (10-20lbs. whilst we were out someone got a 200 lb).



We then went looking for marlin, the king of game fish. We sighted a couple close to the boat which made for some exciting manouvers although in vain. However we did see amazing flying fish, a giant turtle, a shoal of 50 jumping mantas and a school of dolphins so a fabulous day.

Ian Burrow

Saw this and thought of you. It was only 30cm high.

Moon rise over El Cardonel

A stunning dusk view from our house as the full moon rises

Our day out at the Rodeo

We told Mathilda all morning that she would see lots of horses in the afternoon, she was super excited. We got to Santiago, about an hours drive away just in time to see them packing up. We tried explaining to Mathilda that we had screwed up but she just kept repeating, I wan see horsees, all the way home.



So we stopped for an ice cream.

my gorgeous girl

just look at her!! incredible.

J's Birthday dinner

We chanced upon this hotel - Los Pescadores, on the outskirts of Los Barriles last week and spontaneously booked dinner here which was a complete result. Its been open for a year and is unlike anything else around; boutique vibe with lots of attention to detail. The people that run it, Paddy and Sean are fabulous hosts and the evening was very special. We started with a quick dip in their pool before sitting down to a beautifully dressed table with lanterns flowers and tea lights. Behind us the bar, beyond us the desert.




They served Maco shark with a mango salsa which was fabulous, and quite the best thing we have eaten since leaving London.



A cake arrived after dinner, heralded by a choir of some of the guests.



Our first night on the booze since our detox !

Sasha, Emma, this is a great base for a shoot - Mexicos best kept secret.