S/V Loomba-Loomba

Los Candeleros (where we get wifi on the boat) is at the bottom of the map. Puerto Escondido is just west of the northern tip of Isla Danzante. Loreto is on the mainland Baja just south of Isla Coronados.  We had planned on skipping Loretofest (in Puerto Escondido) this year, but when we left Candeleros to head to Punta Colorada on the southeast side of Isla Carmen (a north wind was predicted) there was an uncomfortable southern lump rolling in. We turned around, checked out Honeymoon Cove (on Isla Danzante), which was full, and ended up heading into Puerto Escondido.   We were glad we did! We saw a lot of people we hadn’t seen for a long time, hit the swap meet and bought two fishing poles and some fishing tackle, attended the chili cook-off, and volunteered to work at the food booth.   While in P.E. we also topped off our diesel, gasoline and water,   and did a little provisioning at Pedro’s store. Heading into Puerto Escondido- all set up for Loretofest.

We left La Paz on 4/16 and anchored in the hook of Isla San Francisco where we stayed for three nights waiting for the wind to turn around to a south wind. When it did, we had a great sail up to San Evaristo and then the next day to Punta Blanca where we had not been before. It's fun to discover anchorages that are off the beaten path.  Punta Blanca The  next day we headed to San Telmo one of our favorite discoveries from last year.  This is the point at Punta San Telmo. Great snorkeling, beach walking, lots of birds.......... ....and beautiful sandstone rock formations.  After two great days at San Telmo we headed to Agua Verde - another of our favorite anchorages where we've spent quite a bit of time. This time we spent six days in perfect conditions. View from the cockpit anchored in the north anchorage in Agua Verde. Walking into town - Agua Verde. There are lots of goats in Agua Verde. The goat cheese is great. Fishing was fun, b