How can I contact someone at Papa Fernndez in an emergency?
Call the “mini-mart” at Rancho Grande on their satellite telephone at 011-52-555-151-4065. The person calling should leave a “call-back” phone number, their name and the name of the person they are trying to contact, along with the make, model and color of the vehicle being driven in Mexico. Then ask Rancho Grande to contact Papa Fernandez on the marine radio. • Where did the name Willard come from in Punta Willard and Bahia Willard? We don’t know! If you do, please share your information with the world by contacting the Web master at lightner@lightner.net. There is a reward! • What are the tides like? The tidal differences in the Sea of Cortez can be quite large, more than 20 feet between high and low tides on the same day. That means that a large volume of water moves in and out of the bay at Papa Fernndez as the tides change. Therefore, the currents moving in and out of the small bay can be quite strong. The predicted tides for Puertecitos (about 50 miles north of Papa Fernndez) are
