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Kelsey and RL’s Mexico Visit



We arrived back in Puerto Escondido on 4/25, cleaned the boat, did laundry and got the car started. On 4/29 we drove to La Paz to pick up Kelsey and RL and hit the Mega Super Mercado to re-provision.  After giving them a quick tour of La Paz, having a shrimp taco at Taqueria Pulpo, and juice popsicle at La Fuente, we headed for Puerto Escondido.     
Almost to Puerto Escondido
View from the cockpit in Puerto Escondido

The next day we went to Loreto for the Sunday market, breakfast at Café Ole, and a quick tour of Loreto.

Breakfast at Cafe Ole

The Mission in Loreto

On Monday we headed out early for San Juanico where we stayed for a week with perfect weather, clear water, and very few boats.
View from the ridge hike in San Juanico



Kelsey and RL camped on the beach. This is their view.

Sunset view from the cockpit - San Juanico.

One night we had a bonfire on the beach.


Beach day.


Kelsey and RL Snorkeling.

Jim kayaking.

Loomba-Loomba anchored between the rocks in San Juanico.


We then headed south again towards Puerto Escondido and spent two nights at Isla Coronados on the way.
Loomba-Loomba anchored at Isla Coronados.
Kelsey and RL hiked up to the top of the volcano that forms Isla Coronados.
This is the view.

We had a little happy hour potluck on the beach with
Virg and Todd from Wildflower and another  boat.

Heading back to Puerto Escondido.


Kelsey and RL took us out to dinner at Pedro's (the only restaurant in PE.

Kelsey and RL at the airport.
It was such a great visit. We were so excited to show them our favorite part of Baja. The weather was perfect, the water was calm, warm and clear, snorkeling was good, we caught a trigger fish for dinner one night, and we saw dolphins, turtles and whales.  The only disappointment was that there were no whale sharks around this year.

We got the boat cleaned up, laundry done, and the car put away today so we are heading out tomorrow to explore Isla Carmen. From there we will work our way north and then across the Sea of Cortez to San Carlos where we are leaving the boat for the summer. Haul out date is June 15.

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  1. PeterMay 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    Hi Guys...
    met you while working at John's (PT) - things are going great for you - are you returning to Washington for the Summer (see you are hauling-out and putting Loomba-loomba on the hard) Great blog!
    Peter & Wendy

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