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PE to San Carlos

After leaving Puerto Escondido on May 11th we headed out to the islands and anchorages around PE and Loreto.  The weather was still perfect with calm, clear, warm water.  This is our favorite area in the Sea of Cortez.  No towns, no wifi, no phone service. Just beautiful anchorages and beaches, lots of sea life, and beautiful sunrises and sunsets.

First stop was Honeymoon Cove on Isla Danzante where we spent several days.
Anna (with Mike, Kathy, Kent and Luis on board) caught up with us there for a day.

Anchored at Isla Danzante.




Kent and Luis "surfing" from Anna.



Dolphins came for a visit every evening.

Then to Bahia Salinas on Isla Carmen where Wildfower joined us, back to Candeleros Bay, Isla Coronados, and then Punta Mangles where we had the anchorage to ourselves. 

Heading from Isla Danzante to the SE side of Isla Carmen.

Bahia Salinas on Isla Carmen.

Snorkeling on a wreck in Bahia Salinas.

Abandoned resort project at Punta Mangles.

Loomba-Loomba in the distance anchored at Punta Mangles.

Sea Caves just north of Punta Mangles.


Skeleton of a Moray Eel on the Beach at the Sea Caves.

Air temp 86.5, water temp 75.5




We said good-bye to Baja and headed out from Mangles at noon on May 22nd , arriving in Bahia Algodones near San Carlos the morning of the 23rd. It was a great crossing. Good wind on the Baja side, light wind in the middle and strong wind on the mainland side.  Fairly flat seas and a beautiful moonless night sky.







Sunset out in the Sea of Cortez.

Heading into San Carlos the next morning.

Anchored in Bahia Algodones: Air temp 92, Water temp 77.2

We are now tied to the dock at Marina Real where Loomba-Loomba will be for a month before she gets hauled out.  We are heading back across the Sea by ferry to get our car in PE and then going down to the Copper Canyon on the mainland side for a week or so before we start getting Loomba-Loomba ready to survive the summer in the dry storage yard here at Marina Real.









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