Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The Lady of Melaque

One morning last week while at anchor off the village of Melaque, CJ and I were sitting in the cockpit sipping coffee, enjoying the quiet morning, when we noticed an interesting example of natural art.  

Across the bay from the village, in the rocky cliffs that protect the northern corner of the anchorage, we saw the image of a woman, who appears to be leaning back and gazing up at the sky.  Perhaps those are her hands, folded in prayer.  The sight was so striking, we were sure that this must be a well-known phenomenon and maybe even a famous natural monument, recorded in the folk lore of Melaque. I've done some searching online, but cannot find any mention of her.  It could be that she is only visible in very particular conditions, cause by.... the angle of the sun, the amount of green growth on the rocks....