The name of this beach translates to ...The Beach of the Dead. As near as I can figure from the multiple stories we've heard, this beach got it's name from dead people washing ashore from shipwrecks. We've heard the shipwrecks happened nearby and we've heard the shipwrecks happened all along the coast but due to the strong currents, all of the dead bodies arrived here....
I'm not sure which is correct but since one never hears of shipwrecks these days and since we didn't see any bodies when we were there, I assume the name came to this place a long, long time ago and the reason has long since been lost in folklore.A couple of things we do know for sure...soon after entering the water, the ocean floor drops off quickly and deeply and the currents here are very strong so if you're not a good swimmer,you could prove the name to be true!
Truly fascinating things about this beach......the shoreline is arrow straight, as you can see from the photos we took for the cliff above and once we climbed down the rocky path, we found the beach to be more like pea gravel then sand and the stones were incredibly beautiful ….....
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