Some folks will disagree, but we really like Baja.

We've done two trips there with our boats, the first was two months
(Nov, Dec) in '99 after which we had our boat trucked back up to the SF
bay area. The 2nd was about 4 months (Nov '04 - Feb '05) after which we
worked our way south, before eventually making it to Tonga before
returning back to the bay area last fall. Our next trip will no doubt
also include Baja, though this time we will probably head directly from
there to Polynesia instead of spending a year exploring Central America,
Ecuador, Galapagos, etc..

Not only do we really enjoy Baja, but it makes a wonderful shake down
for the boat and it's systems. It is close enough that it's easy to get
stuff sent down from the states to La Paz, or even go get them
yourselves if you're in a hurry, yet enough of a trip that it's gives
pretty much everything on the boat a good workout.

Also, La Paz is great for provisioning. It's funny, but before our last
trip, I used to think of Baja as pretty primitive and third world. Now,
after trying to get stuff while in a lot of far more out of the way
places, I kind of think of Baja as the land of plenty.


Silver K wrote:
Sounds like he should head further south. Like Australia maybe?



Soon!

What is the weather like at the end of February / first of March ? Being
from the Great White north, the only water I see in February is either
falling as crystals or hard as a rock.


"Dan Best" wrote in message
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Some folks will disagree, but we really like Baja.

We've done two trips there with our boats, the first was two months (Nov,
Dec) in '99 after which we had our boat trucked back up to the SF bay
area. The 2nd was about 4 months (Nov '04 - Feb '05) after which we
worked our way south, before eventually making it to Tonga before
returning back to the bay area last fall. Our next trip will no doubt
also include Baja, though this time we will probably head directly from
there to Polynesia instead of spending a year exploring Central America,
Ecuador, Galapagos, etc..

Not only do we really enjoy Baja, but it makes a wonderful shake down for
the boat and it's systems. It is close enough that it's easy to get stuff
sent down from the states to La Paz, or even go get them yourselves if
you're in a hurry, yet enough of a trip that it's gives pretty much
everything on the boat a good workout.

Also, La Paz is great for provisioning. It's funny, but before our last
trip, I used to think of Baja as pretty primitive and third world. Now,
after trying to get stuff while in a lot of far more out of the way
places, I kind of think of Baja as the land of plenty.


Silver K wrote:
Sounds like he should head further south. Like Australia maybe?



Soon!

Silver K wrote:
What is the weather like at the end of February / first of March ? Being
from the Great White north, the only water I see in February is either
falling as crystals or hard as a rock.

I can't say from my own experience. We were heading south by late Feb,
at which time, we sometimes were putting on our long pants instead of
the swimsuits or shorts. The water was definitely too cold to spend a
lot of time in without a wetsuit (it amazes me how much the water cools
off between early Nov and late Dev).

Sterling this link will give you the current La Paz weather. It will
also let you see prior years weather conditions for any date. Look just
below "Trip Plannner" for "View Weather History".

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/...+Paz%2C+Mexico

Stan Strebig