Cabo Blanco National Park

After three nights in Montezuma we left town and kept heading North up the coast. We decided to stop off at Cabo Blanco National Park for a hike.

There are two trails to choose from - A 2km loop which takes about an hour, or a 4km hike to the beach, which takes about 2 hours each way. We wanted to see the beach so we opted for the 4km route. It turned out to take us much longer than 2 hours to get to the beach, due to the constant climbing up and down along the trail - It was a lot more rough than we had expected!

We were given a map with listings of indigenous trees at the beginning of the trail - This tree grows spikes all over its bark as a defence mechanism.

We had brought a picnic lunch to eat on the beach, and this guy was stalking us the whole time we were eating, looking for an opportunity to steal our sandwiches!

The view at the beach

We tried to go for a swim to cool off after the rough hike, but the beach was covered in tiny, pointy rocks that were painful to walk on, and the surf was so strong that it kept pushing around huge rocks with each wave - We both got hit pretty hard on the ankle with rocks while in the water!
A big upside of the beach, though, was a huge flock of pelicans that were feeding close to the shore. They kept swooping up and diving into the water trying to catch fish. It was amazing to see!

Posing for a quick picture before starting the 4km hike back to the car.