We've moved to www.storcksnest.wordpress.com: Baja Heaven

We were lucky to spend a couple of weeks in Baja California in December with six of our friends. The trip's roots actually began last year when Aric and I went kayaking for a week in Baja and loved it so much, we decided to recruit some friends and return. I've never done a trip twice, so it speaks volumes about how amazing it was. Baja is like a little secret, close to home, and thoroughly incredible.

The night before we left, the owner of the guided company we were using, Baja Outdoor Activities (BOA) called us at home to tell us the Norte wind had blown in that day and our original trip wouldn't be possible. We had planned a remote paddle involving a major sea crossing, but with a 6 foot breaker at the launch beach and 8 foot swells on the open ocean, it looked like we would be camping on the beach for a few days waiting for the weather to settle. After a few quick phone calls among the group, we opted to return to Espiritu Santo for a second circumnavigation. I'm glad we did, as we still had a few days of gnarly swells and wind. Thankfully it settled into the bluebird days we were all expecting.

We paddled, we snorkelled, we drank maragaritas every night. We even sank so low as to drink shots of Cointreau when we ran out of Tequila one night and didn't want to break into the next day's supply. Not a single photo exists of that night, much to Heather and Sharon's relief.

Sunset on Bonanza Beach. 3 miles of white sand heaven all to ourselves.