| | Ketch 22 in the Sea Of Cortez, 2007 Photos and text of the sailing voyages of Ketch 22 Leaving the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers rally , Ketch 22 and crew headed east and north in the general direction of La Paz, BCS . The scenery was stunning and pristine, full of myriad aquatic forms of aquatic wild life, but as the wind was brisk and the crew was shorthanded ( Naty and myself, we were a little too busy to take pictures along the way. We did manage to spend about a year in La Paz and points north however, reaching as far as Loretto before turning around and heading south to Mazatlan . Balandra Bay
Balandra Bay is a shallow protected bay a short distance to the east of the entrance to La Paz. We stopped there for the night so we could arrive in La Paz in the morning. It was a very nice place, where a lot of local tourists from La Paz spent relaxing weekends alongside the cruising yachts. Marina Costa Baja
We stopped in Marina Costa Baja, without a plan. We stayed two weeks shy of a year because we enjoyed it so much. Unfortunately, the marina slip fee increased 100% during the year we spent there. Those who stayed, with grim humor began referring to it as Marina Costa Lotsa as the rates rose to $700/month for a 40 foot slip. La Paz
La Paz is the largest city in Baja California. It is a city of about 200,000 and has much to offer. Naty and I spent many an hour there, chasing down boat parts and 'taco pescados', which we found were best at Rancho Viejo near Marina De La Paz . the beer was also attractively priced there at about $1/bottle. We spent a December in La Paz. On the cool side (60 ish), but still pleasant. |
