Isla Socorro

2017-02-18~19 Isla Clarion By Sea

Before we said goodbye to Isla Socorro, we drove the boat north along the island’s eastern flank and visited a different beach, called Playa Blanca, a little south from where…

2017-02-17 Isla Socorro, A Day At The Beach

Yesterday was a big day exploring the higher elevations on Isla Socorro. To investigate as much diversity as possible, we visited a beach on the opposite side of the island…

2017-02-16 Socorro’s Cloud Forest

We left the boat early this morning, and the Marines graciously offered to give us a ride in trucks partway up the mountain. When the trucks could go no further…

2017-02-15 Our First Afternoon At Isla Socorro

We left Isla San Benedicto early this morning and drove the boat 32 miles south to Isla Socorro and arrived to anchor about 8:00am. Even though we had all the…