WRECK BAY is served by an old wooden pier surmounted by two s-treaks of 

 rusty rails which were used by a narrow-gauge steam railway in the heyday 

 of Rancho El Progreso. Wood pilings and rough hewn planks used in its con- 

 struction are remarkable for their hardness and seeming imperviousness to the 

 ravages of time. Pilings are singularly free from barnacles, algae and other 

 forms of marine life. Natives say the wood comes from a Matasana tree found 

 on Indefatigable Island, and interpret the name literally to mean "kill the 

 healthy," Below is the San Cristobal at anchor in the bay. 



