We left Bahia de Los Muertos as the sun was rising this morning at 6am. There was 19-20 knots of wind for a few hours today but it was on our nose. As a result, we were not able to sail so we motored 65 NM to La Paz through the beautiful Sea of Cortez. The Sea of Cortez is known for its abundance of marine life (whale sharks), turquoise waters, calm seas, world-class white sandy beaches, snorkeling and scuba diving. This area is unique because it’s a sandy coastal desert. Wind has formed sand dunes over a hundred feet high. The latest craze is sand boarding where one can use a board to ride down the dunes.
La Paz is the capital of Baja California Sur, a Mexican state on the Baja California Peninsula. It’s known for its seafront Malecón promenade with beaches, parks, art, seafood and Mexican restaurants.
Upon arrival Kevin was required to radio the port captain to check in. Since his Spanish is better than mine he got the honors of making the radio call. He knew it was going to be challenging but he also knew what to say in Spanish. He was off to a good start until the port captain started asking him questions which quickly got him confused. He did his best to answer the questions but the port captain hung up on him! We’ll try again tomorrow when we go into the port office to pay our port fee. Hopefully, the conversation will go better than the radio conversation did today. There’s always Google Translator if all else fails.
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