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AndyP
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Kayaking BOLA to La Paz
Beginning in mid-march this year my wife and I paddled our tandem kayak alone from Bahia de los Angeles to La Paz. We did a smaller trip a few years
ago and had an incredible experience, and this trip was just as good. We went around Islas San Marcos, Coronados, Danzante, Monserrate, San Jose, San
Francisco and Espiritu Santo, spent 59 days on the water and paddled about 500 miles... I'm still there in spirit.
Sea turtles, whales and rays were around us constantly, we saw several whale sharks and snorkeled with one of them, saw lots of fin and humpback
whales (plus one grey), and I ate fish for dinner almost every night. I think these long kayak trips on the Cortez are just about the best thing to
do in the world- the paddling is spectacular, camping is great, and throw in all the snorkeling, hiking and fishing and I am truly in heaven. Here
are some photos of the BOLA to Mulege leg.
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Whale bone table:
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freediverbrian
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Great pics , love the whale bone camp table
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AndyP
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And photos Mulege to La Paz:
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willardguy
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great trip report! so what did you end up dragging behind the yak? (lure wise)
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AndyP
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I brought some floating rapalas but kept losing them or pulling them in fouled with weeds, so I ended up only catching a few fish with the hand line.
But I did bring a pole in the end and quickly got pretty good with it fishing from shore, and it was a lot of fun- I caught lots of triggers, hogfish,
hawkfish, cabrilla, yellow snapper, that kind of thing. I used lures or whatever I could scrounge off the beach like squid or snail or crab. That
and the pole spear kept me in all the fish I could want.
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encanto
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What a treat to see these out of the way pristine places. You are wonderful photographers. Thanks!
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shari
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thanks for taking us along on your adventure...your photos are wonderful. I loved the one of the kayak at the dock...very ironic...what's next for you
two?
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ehall
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wow, awesome experience
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cocoscabana
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Thanks for the pictures and adventure report. The first photo in the second set is taken about 20 ft from our winter campsite!!! So great to be
surprised by a very familiar view of Playa Los Cocos...the best "campground" in Baja.
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David K
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WOW!!! 
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captkw
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Good On YOU !!
WOW !! great trip and awesome photos !! Thanks for shareing....pregunta ? what made you run with a double/tamdom kayak VS two singles ??? would not
two singles provide more space,,safety factor and recon ops ???  K&T
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N2Baja
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Thank you for sharing! Awesome pictures! I'm putting this on my bucket list right now!
Forget about the danger and think of the fun.
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AndyP
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Shari- I'm in grad school now, probably won't make it back to Baja for at least a couple years
Cocos- good eye! We like playa Cocos, stayed there several times.
Capt- the tandem is actually safer if one person gets hurt, the other can paddle. Also it's a folding kayak so it gets more compact, and I have a lot
more paddling experience than my wife; if the seas get rough I have more control of the situation with the double. But yes plenty of times I wished
for a single also.
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Andy,
Thank you 
It just doesn't get much better than that !!!
My first trip to Baja in 1989 was 10 days in two double Nautiraids off the west coast of Espiritu Santu....life-changing, for sure
So cool....words can't explain the power of such tripping.
Don't believe everything you think....
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BajaRat
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Fantastic Andy, Thank you ! What make and model is that kayak ?
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monoloco
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Awesome trip, beautiful fotos! Thanx for sharing.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Timinator
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Loved the pictures and trip report, thanks for posting.
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AndyP
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaRat
Fantastic Andy, Thank you ! What make and model is that kayak ? |
It's a Feathercraft K2 folding kayak, made in Canada. Great boat, I had to look a long time to find a used one I could afford.
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shari
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thank you Andy for your answers to the folks questions...very informative. Now about those 2 years of grad school...a mere blink of an eye for most of
us old farts around here. They will go by in no time and you can take that time to plan your next baja adventure which we will all be anxiously
awaiting!
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Ateo
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Epic. Trip of a lifetime.
Did you bring your own desal equipment?
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