A Day in the life of Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur

After Loomba-Loomba went back in the water on November 1 we kept getting projects done on the boat while we waited out a strong north “wind event”. We also spent some time getting to know the people and community of Puerto Escondido and Loreto.

The entrance to Puerto Escondido is just right of center.
No wonder they named it Puerto Escondido ( Hidden Port).

The Hidden Port Yacht Club -
The Cruiser's hangout.

Walking back to the marina from Fernando's
Mini Mart and RV Park. (Where we left the car)

Someday Puerto Escondido will probably be a luxury resort area,

but it is now for sale again after two tries at development.

Pedro - the owner of the restaurant and small tienda at the marina.

Fernando and Norena-
owners of the Mini Mart and RV Park up the road from the marina

We made several trips into Loreto and a trip up to San Javier Mission in the mountains.

Great fish tacos and shrimp tacos!

And LuLu is great too.

This is where you need to go to get your propane tank filled.
It's about half way between PE and Loreto.

Driving up the road to San Javier

It started out paved and well signed........

............and then gravel.............

....seven miles of dirt and washboard gravel.....
but the last five miles were lined by hand painted white rocks..............

.......and there it is!

San Javier is one of the best preserved mission
churches in Baja and it's beautiful.

The town of San Javier as seen from the Mission courtyard.

A long, hot, difficult drive deserves a big burger and cold beer
at Del Barracho on the way back to Puerto Escondio.

We spent some time exploring some of the anchorages

close to Puerto Escondido before we headed south.

Anchoring in Honeymoon Cove on Isla Danzante

Sunrise in Bahia Candeleros

Villa del Palmar Resort in Bahia Candeleros.
They love having sailboats anchored out front
so they give cruisers a wrist band and use of all the facilities.

An amazing mosaic mural in the lobby.

Not a bad day hanging out by the pool.

Loomba-Loomba and Moshulu anchored in front of the resort.

It started raining during the night and didn't let up for 36 hours.

Loomba-Loomba got a much needed bath - rigging and all.

Dusk in Candeleros

Bahia Ballandra on Isla Carmen

This little duck hung out around the boat for a couple of days.

Dusk in Ballandra

On November 19 we left the PE area and headed south towards La Paz.

Leaving Puerto Escondido

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