By Irene Butler

Published in Travellady e-zine and Canadian Traveller Magazine

My spirited steed Bambino galloped along the white sand beach. The sapphire Sea of Cortez lapped the shore on one side; desert shrub nodded lethargically in the sun on the other. This same stretch of sheltered beach was once a hideaway for pirates bent on raiding Spain’s galleons. Many of today’s local business owners and fishermen are descendants of the buccaneers who stayed behind. After her exhilarating spurt, Bambino fell back to a more leisurely pace along with the six other horses and riders until we were back at the corral. On other trails people zoomed along on ATV’s. For sure there would be no shortage of fun things to do in this little slice of paradise.

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