Hello Aquanut Cocos is mysterious as legend supposed it to be.
Its rare day its not raining the humidity is about a hundred percent. You feel ya breathing water on the island
Heading toward Chatham bay you will see Conic island some times also called Uiloa on the left below
Inside Chatham bay in picture below the island to the right is Breakfast island known on the old charts. Today it mainly known as Manuelita Isalnd
Landing on the shore is hazardous as large boulders are strewn across the beach
The boulder and rocks around the bay are whos who of history of ship who have come to island to hunt treasure or whalers to get water.
The creek below flows into Chatham bay. The creek heads in between two mountains. Its at given point you should branch off to the right which will lead to cave half way up the hill.
This is the bay shown in watch. Paul Stachwick of Huron. He and S D Gordon Brawner of Springfeild Ill, and elmer J Palliser of San Diego California was allegedly cast away on Cocos island. In fact it was ruse to make an illegal search as they had no permission to search Cocos from the Costarican Authorities. They were picked up by the vessel Sacramento sent from Balboa Panama in 1931. The directions are fairly well known by hundreds of searchers over the years Paul Stanwick was just one of many.
Mr Rice it seems never made it to the island. All part of the lore of an amazing island.
Crow
