Getting out of La Paz
30 November 2012 | Ensenada el Gallo
Colin
After 2 weeks in Palmira marina just outside of La Paz, Wendy and I were eager to begin exploring “The Islands”. Although there are many islands in the Sea of Cortez, for us, this meant spending the next week visiting the Islas Espiritu Santos and Partida about 20 miles to the north of La Paz. Now, halfway into the week, it seems like there isn’t nearly enough time. Already we’ve walked a dozen deserted beaches, explored mangrove estuaries by dinghy, swam, sailed, kayaked, hiked, geocached and today we went out to the rookery on Los Isolotes and snorkeled with sea lions. They are so friendly they will dive with you, brush up against you and even nibble on your swim fins. Cute, when it’s the cows and pups, but a little disconcerting when a big bull seal comes along and wants to play rough… Tomorrow we’ll be checking out the sea caves.