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A day on a deserted beach, like castaways?

November 5, 2023 · 5 min · 4K views · Nocueva, San Blas Islands

What this video covers

A beach barbecue on a deserted cove anchored near a group of islands forms the core of this outing. Pedro Jimenez and crew dinghy from the boat to a small, uninhabited beach to cook meat over a makeshift sand-and-grill setup they call "Inferno," a improvised barbecue system using sand as a base.4:20 The group brings salt and a trash bag, keeps the setup minimal, and spends the day on the beach.0:48 A volleyball-style ball on the beach draws a Castaway reference — someone names it Wilson and jokes about Tom Hanks.0:55 The anchorage sits among natural, uninhabited islands, with the crew noting 15 to 20 more such islands nearby.4:29 The outing ends with a promise of a larger excursion through the island group.4:52 No navigation details, weather conditions, or technical sailing content appear; the focus is the beach day and the improvised cookout.

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