Puerto Ballandra
02 November 2014 | 24 19'N:110 20'W, Puerto Ballandra
Richard
We left La Paz after a few days to see a bit more of the Sea of Cortez--a strikingly beautful place of mountains and desert and sea.
We attempted to sail onto the anchor at Puerto Ballandra (which isn't really a settlement, but is a nice anchorage). Didn't quite make it--reduced sail too early and lost too much speed once we were close in, with the wind becoming very light and variable due to the effect of the cliffs. So we ended up motoring onto anchor just before dark.
I could clearly see the sandy bottom (8m down) in the light of morning. We anchored in front of a beach that is beside the cliff in the picture.