Bill and I introduced ourselves and our children to Pedro and Mar a and their four children. The couple introduced us to Pedro's brother, Pablito and his wife, Josefina and their six children. The brothers lived in the capital city of La Paz with their families. A week ago they had driven the sixty miles to dive for lobsters off of the Isla de Cerralvo. The large rugged island is accessible by boat from La Paz.
Many dive charters provide access to the abundant sea-life of the surrounding area.
But the two brother's car-top boat was too small to make the trip by sea safely. Although they used tanks and scuba gear, the work involved much skill. The brothers reminded me of the native deep-sea tropical pearl divers that awed the early Europeans when they arrived on these coasts 400 years ago. Then the native divers dove to amazing depths to procure the famous iridescent treasure among hazardous conditions. The brothers are the latest successors to this diving legacy.