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La Paz to Agua Verde

La Paz was the biggest town we will see for awhile. All the towns north of here on the Baja side are quite small.  So no more big supermarkets, wifi  hotspots will be few and far between, and no large marinas.  We are looking forward to exploring the Sea of Cortez!
We left La Paz on April 12 and did a 4 hour hop to Isla Espiritu Santo, a national park, and anchored in Caleta Partida – a very large and well protected bay.
We stayed in Caleta Partida for 4 nights waiting for a heavy northerly to let up.
Sunset in Caleta Partida


Fiddler crabs on the Beach at Caleta Partida

Snorkeling on the Reef
View of the anchorage from the other side of the isthmus.


On April 16 we had a great sail up to Isla San Francisco (also part of the National Park System) where we stayed for two nights before heading to San Evaristo. 


We hiked over to the other side of the island one day.

Sunrise in the south anchorage on Isla San Francisco

Heading north from Isla San Francisco to San Evaristo
San Evaristo is quite isolated. Their main source of revenue is from fishing, but they also have a desalination plant and salt evaporation ponds. There are two small tiendas and one VERY small restaurant.

A fisherman's palapa on the beach


View from the cockpit

All the kids went camping on one of the islands for the weekend - the boys
were in one panga and the girls were in another

Hungry cows on the road up to the salt ponds.

Salt ponds on the other end of town.

One of the local fishermen hanging out at the one
small restaurant in town - on the beach.
 We left San Evaristo  on the 19th heading another 28 miles north to Los Gatos.

 Anchored in Los Gatos


We left Los Gatos on the 20th, had a lunch stop in Bahia San Marte and then headed into Agua Verde where we stayed until April 26th when we headed to Puerto Escondido. 
Those pictures will be posted next time we have wifi.

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  1. s/v King's PrideMay 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    I see a 6X8 oil painting coming up of sv LoombaLoomba anchored in Los Gatos. Hope you post one from Bahia Aqua Verde soon.

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