Tom and Theresa's Travels

  Sea of Cortez La Paz to San Evaristo:   51 Nautical Miles La Paz to Caleta Partida April 26 through May 2, 2023   Our first anchorage out of La Paz was Caleta Partida, which was about 21 miles from La Paz on the north side of Espirtu de Santo.   Unfortunately, we didn’t stop at any of the beautiful beaches and anchorages on Espirtu de Santo partly due to our schedule but also due to the Corrumels ; the corrumels are westerly winds that are pretty strong this time of year and it makes western facing anchorages pretty uncomfortable.   Caleta Partida provide excellent protection from the nightly corumels; it’s actually located on the north side of Espirtu de Santo and on the south side of Isla Partida. The water, which is typical for most the anchorages in the Sea of Cortez, was various shades of turquoise blue – it’s incredible.   I saw a sea turtle – one of my favorites! - swimming next to our boat shortly after anchoring.   Caleta Partida Anchorage  Island Vegetation - Note:

  Leaving La Paz: April 26 We left La Paz somewhat on the spur of the moment; i.e., we knew we were going to leave sometime this week but Tom didn’t have work meetings until later and we decided to go at first light.   We had to get to Loreto by May 9 th – which is relatively easy as it’s only 115 miles – but we wanted to explore and see new sites along the way.   Leaving La Paz, we had to get fuel (which is really the only reason we had to stop in La Paz in the first place, although we enjoy La Paz and have spent several weeks there in the past).   Getting fuel was a bit of a shit show – at least for us being new cruisers.   The wind was blowing our boat hard toward the dock- I thought we were going to bang hard into the dock & damage our boat or crush our hands – but we got our bumpers placed just in time and in a good enough spot. The fuel dock workers were helpful too.   One more high stress moment during our newbie first year of boating but the lesson learned was try not