San Evaristo to Puerto Escondido: May 2 to May 6, 2023, 69 Nautical Miles

 

San Evaristo to Puerto Escondido: May 2 to May 6, 2023, 69 Nautical Miles

We sailed from San Evaristo to Puerto Los Gatos on May 2, which is about 28 nautical miles. 

Puerto Los Gatos has beautiful pink and red rocks on the north side of the bay.  It’s on the Baja Peninsula but is uninhabited.  

When we got there, there was a large group of sea kayakers that were kayaking from Loreto to La Paz with the help of a tour guide and a couple of power boats. 

We went snorkeling in the bay and saw a lot of different types of fish. 

On May 4, we left Los Gatos and sailed about 18 miles to Agua Verde.  

Agua Verde is a larger fishing town than San Evaristo and has two beach restaurants, a fairly well stocked tienda, and goat herds that they use to make fresh goat cheese (it was delicious!).  

Agua Verde restaurant - huge & tasty fish tacos for $2!

It’s a popular anchorage due to its beauty, good snorkeling, beautiful water, and hiking opportunities.

 A whale came into the bay one morning – I’ll never get tired of that!  One super yacht anchored near us, which had a swimming pool, jacuzzi, massage room, gym, several tenders, jet skis, and a landing pad for a helicopter. The yacht is available to charter for about $40K a week, and that does include a crew of 12 although fuel is probably extra (I was curious, so I looked up the info – did I mention how awesome star link is?). 

Tom & I met several new cruisers – two were from AZ! -  had some amazing yellow tail fish tacos, drank some cold beer, and really enjoyed our time at Agua Verde. Since we were there on Cinco do Mayo, we hooked up with some fellow gringos and had sundowner cocktails on the beach (BTW, most Mexicans do not celebrate Cinco do Mayo). 

We could have easily stayed in Agua Verde for a week, but we needed to get to Puerto Escondido to meet a friend on May 9^th.  Before she flew in, we had boat chores, laundry, and other things to do – like see if we could find a rig surveyor in Loreto (See Post “Sweetie, we really have a boat problem”).