Candeleros through Isla Coronados

Puerto Escondido is just to the west of the northern
tip of Isla Danzante, Bahia Marquer is on the southwestern
side of Isla Carmen, Puerto La Lancha is at the northern end
of Carmen, Loreto is on the mainland Baja side directly west of
Puerto Ballandra on Isla Carmen, and Isla Coronados
is in the northwest corner of this chart.

While in Candeleros we found out we are going to be grandparents!

Kelsey and RL are having a baby boy. Due date 12/13/13. We are thrilled!

We are not sure what that means for our cruising plans yet, but we are sure

we will be going home for Christmas this year.

June 9th. Heading into Puerto Escondido from Candeleros at sunset.
We rented a car for a day to run into Loreto to pick up some prescriptions,
go to the Sunday farmer's market (best one in Baja), go to the fishing/boat store,
go to the bulk store, and the supermarket.

After a couple of days in PE we headed back out to Bahia Marquer
on Isla Carmen.

Water temp: 76.8, Air temp 83.7 in Bahia Marquer.

These dolphins appeared unexpectedly. They swam with us as we were heading

back to our anchorage in Bahia Marquer after fishing.

We were in the dinghy!

Bread! I've been having fun making bread this year.

Anchored in La Lancha - north end of Isla Carmen.

Happy after a good snorkel.

View every morning from the cockpit at Isla Coronados.

We anchored off of Loreto and took the dingy into the boat harbor
to have lunch and do a little shopping one day.

This is a new bulk store that has great seeds to add to the bread.

This was the first mission in the "Californias"

The street where most of the tourist shops are

Street leading from the center of town to the waterfront

Loreto waterfront

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