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Our friend Laura was visiting from Portland this last week and there was one calm day that looked good for a little paddling.  We decided to try out the idea of renting kayaks from the hotel (currently called the Loreto … Continue reading →

It’s been windy for a long time, so with a nice day predicted I took the Delta 16 off the newly-repaired kayak rack by the hotel and set off around the point.  I didn’t get far before encountering Paul and … Continue reading →

In 1684, even before the first successful California mission was built at Loreto, the Jesuits for a time had a toehold on the peninsula, at San Bruno, a dozen miles to the north.  A settlement still exists there. From the … Continue reading →

Leif and Susan and I, and their son Travis, paddled and/or pedaled to Danzante today, after a leisurely start from Ensenada Blanca. Leif claimed that the local dolphins have been seen cruising down the west side of the island regularly … Continue reading →

This looked like a good day to paddle to Loreto, with diminishing wind predicted and partly sunny skies.  There was some swell as I launched but the water became nearly glassy as I passed the airport.  The big spit at … Continue reading →

There’s been more paddling than usual in the last week or two since our friend Gail has been here and Leif and Susan have taken her under their wing so to speak and introduced her to their foot-propelled kayaks. We … Continue reading →

Our location here on the Sea of Cortez puts the Pacific Ocean not far off; and today we motored across the peninsula to Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos  to visit the gray whales who come there to bear their young.  I … Continue reading →

Danzante isn’t the biggest island in the Marine National Park, but it’s popular for its rugged good looks and its accessibility. Our friends Leif and Susan, paddling out for a look from the beach near the new timeshare development, happened … Continue reading →

It was a bit out of our way, but while we were on the subject of islands we decided to make a trip to Rapa Nui, the world’s most isolated inhabited place. In this world of jet travel it still … Continue reading →

With a predicted stretch of good weather this last week, all was in place for our first paddling journey to a nearby national park island, Isla Coronados. We left Nopoló around nine, which is not early by local standards but … Continue reading →