A LAST LOOK AT LA PAZ

As before scroll to the bottom and read from bottom to top to be in the right order.
We left La Paz and we picked up a young man to travel with me going up the outside of Baja because LaVon did not want to, we got into San Jose Wed. the 27th, spent some time with Dick and Maryllin Smith and LaVon flew home Fri. the 29th.
Seth and I will be leaving about 4AM Sat. morning the 30th and I figure it will be about 8 to 10 days up to Ensanada with one over nighter weather permitting.
I'll let everyone know when we get into Ensanada, Seth will take off from there and I will probably stay for a week or so and have the bottom painted before I head up to San Diego and on north.
When I get back to the states I'll reconnect the phone and I will get a new air card so I will have internet. OOOHHH to have a reliabel (sp) internet again...

Sunset as we got close to San Jose
The whale breeching
We had to slow down and turn to miss the whale
A whale breeching directly in front of us on our way to San Jose
One of the pools at Gran Sueno resort
One of the pools at Gran Sueno resort
Model trains
Model trains
Model trains
Model trains
Model trains
Model trains
Ted look at this -- the train room at Gran Sueno resort at Bahia Muertos
Seth and a 36" Darado (Mahi Mahi)
A visitor
30kt winds blowing into the marina
30kt winds blowing us off of the dock. We have 9 dock lines on
Dinner with friends
Sunset at La Paz
OSTAR a 170' yacht that belongs to Carlos Slim the richest man in the world, this is his small boat and we look like a shore boat compared to it
Seals playing near the boat
A bird aimed at the bald spot and missed
The old oyster beds at Bahia San Gaberial where they used to grow pearls
At anchor at Bahia San Gabrial

Fossilized clamshells caught in a lava flow and scorched in the lava

A school of fish behind our boat

A friend landed on our rail

WE drifted back and over our anchor, this is taken off of the swim step, our anchor is at the top of the picture

Wind waves
Dinghied to shore and black bugs were moving across the rocks like a wave
Far left pelicans diving into water
Pelicans diving for fish

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AS BEFORE YOU NEED TO SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND READ FROM BOTTOM TO THE TOP TO BE IN CRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
I FOUND THE BEST TIME TO USE THE INTERNET IS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 A.M. WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS ON AND I CAN DOWNLOAD PICTURES WITHOUT IT SLOWING ME DOWN AND DROPPING ME OFF.
WE STAYED IN LA PAZ A WEEK BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE PICKING UP FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN IT TAKES ANOTHER DAY OR TWO FOR THE SEA TO FLATTEN OUT. WE WENT BACK OUT TO THE ISLANDS FOR ABOUT EIGHT DAYS OF SOME OF THE BEST WEATHER WE HAVE HAD SINCE WE ARRIVED DOWN HERE.
WE ARE BACK IN LA PAZ NOW BECAUSE THE STORMS THAT ARE GOING THRU CALIFORNIA ARE CAUSING THE WINDS TO PICK UP AROUND HERE, THAT MAY DELAY OUR PLANS TO START HEADING BACK NEXT WEEK, IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO GET TO CABO AND ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO GET TO SAN DIEGO WEATHER PERMITTING. NEXT WEEK 12 TO 14 FT. SWELLS AND 30 TO 40 kt WINDS ARE PREDICTED OFF THE WEST COAST OF BAJA SO IT IS NOT THE TIME TO HEAD BACK YET.

A STICK BUG ON THE WALL
WECHECKED OUT THIS RESTAURANT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM OUR MARINA
IRV HAS RIPE TOMATOES!
WHEN WE GOT INTO THE MARINA THERE WAS A DOLPHIN SWIMMING AROUND BEHIND OUR SLIP AND IT WOULD COME UP TO THE SWIMSTEP BEHIND THE BOAT
JUST AS WE WERE COMMING BACK INTO LA PAZ A YACHT TRANSPORT SHIP WAS LOADING-- IN DEC. I DID E-MAIL FOR A QUOTE ON HAVING THE BOAT SHIPPED BACK FROM LA PAZ TO VANCOUVER B.C.--ALMOST $24,000 NOT INCLUDING INSURANCE AND PORT FEES
ON OUR WAY BACK TO LA PAZ WE SAW A LARGE WHALE BROACHING--WITH THE DELAY ON THE DIGITAL CAMERA ALL I CAUGHT WAS THE SPLASH BUT IT WAS SPECTACULAR TO WATCH
THIS IS OUR FRIENDS HOUSE WHERE WE WENT TO WATCH THE ROSE BOWL
WE WERE INVITED BACK TO LORETO ON NEW YEARS TO WATCH THE ROSE BOWL GAME AND WHILE WALKING TO OUR FRIENDS HOUSE I NOTICED THIS MICROWAVE TOWER THAT WAS MADE TO LOOK LIKE A PALM TREE
NEW YEARS DINNER IN THE RESTAURANT AT THE MARINA
WIND WAVES IN THE HARBOR AT PURETO ESCONDIDO--THEY WOULD WASH UP OVER THE DOCK SOME OF THE TIME
THE MALACON IN DOWNTOWN LORETO
THE BUS STATION IN LORETO AND THE BUS THAT WE TOOK BACK TO PURETO ESCONDIDO--THEN THE BUSDRIVER FORGOT TO STOP AT THE PURETO ESCONDIDO TURNOFF SO WHEN I WENT UP THE ISLE TO TELL HIM HE STOPPED AND DROPPED US OFF ON THE HIGHWAY 1/2 MILE PAST THE TURN OFF, SO WE HAD TO WALK BACK TO THE TURN OFF AND THEN A MILE INTO PURETO ESCONDIDO
THE NEW MAIN STREET 1 BLOCK EAST OF THE OLD MAIN STREET
THE OLD MAIN STREET LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE CHURCH
CASA de La ABUELA THE FIRST HOUSE BUILT IN LORETO AS THE MONKS ORIGINAL RESIDENCE IN 1740'S THEN REBUILT IN 1877 AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE
A SUGAR PRESS USED TO SQUEEZE THE CANE
INSIDE OF THE MUSEUM WHICH USED TO BE THE MONKS RESIDENCE
RECTORY GROUNDS NEXT TO THE CHURCH
INSIDE OF THE CHURCH
US OUTSIDE OF A MISSION AT LORETO FOUNDED IN 1697 AND BUILT IN THE 1740'S
ANOTHER VIEW INSIDE THE HOTEL
INSIDE THE HOTEL--THE SKYLIGHT IS THE GLASS BOTTOM OF THE ROOFTOP SWIMMING POOL
THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING HOTEL ON THE TOWN SQUARE
THE TOWN SQUARE IN LORETO- THEY ARE TEARING UP ALL OF THE OLD COBBLESTONES AND REPLACING THEM WITH STAMPED CONCRETE TO LOOK LIKE STONE. THAT IS SO SAD BECAUSE THE QUALITY OF CONCRETE THEY USE IS SO POOR THAT IT STARTS TO CRACK IN 4-5 YEARS