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AndyP
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Epic. Trip of a lifetime.
Did you bring your own desal equipment? |
No, I'd like to have one in case we got stuck somewhere or just wanted to extend a stay, but they're expensive- I spent my extra money on a PLB for
this trip. We carried about 19 gallons of water in 10liter MSR Dromedary bags and some random bottles. There are places to resupply water all down
the coast and I tried to never get below a 5 gallon reserve, which we mostly stuck to.
By the way anyone interested in Baja kayaking, even day trips, should get this book:
http://paddlepublishing.com/
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Mexitron
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Beautiful pics and an awesome trip!
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wessongroup
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Outstanding ... and you have something in the memory bank for years 
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Genecag
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Most excellent adventure and thanks for sharing! For sure gonna be on my bucket list... I am looking forward to our 7 day trip to La Paz on Motos end
of this year. I will need time to work up paddling to La Paz or should i say need some years back in my life to do it.
Make it a Great Day!!
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TMW
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Beautiful pictures. What a trip with sights most people will never see. Thanks
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El Vergel
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WOW!
Thank you for this most excellent Trip Report!
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Kgryfon
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I second all the Wows!! Great report and photos! Very inspiring
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Pappy Jon
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Speechless photographs. A trip of a lifetime that I've always wanted to do. Gotta do this somehow before I get much older.
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of life." Ed Abbey
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bacquito
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Great report!, did you have problems with wind?
[Edited on 7-12-2014 by bacquito]
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bajajudy
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THANK YOU!
What a magnificent photo report.
BTW tandem kayaks are known as divorce kayaks....
Glad you made it.
We sell that kayak book too. Have sold many over the last few years.
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bajagrouper
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Great pics, I love it when some Mexico tourists insist the only crystal clear water is on the Caribbean side of Mexico........
I hear the whales song
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Pacifico
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What a cool trip! Well done!
How many miles a day did you guys do? Shortest day...longest day?
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Neal Johns
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Great trip report - except I hate water. 
Neal - Old Navy Chief
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Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Bubba
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Wowzer! That's a trip of a life time. Thank you for the report and pics!
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AndyP
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baquito- we had wind layover periods several times, twice for three-day stretches. We try to be conservative and get/stay off the water as it gets
bad, but it's not always easy to know where that line is between windy-but-manageable and dangerous.
Pacifico- we prefer to paddle easy 10-15 mile days, but frequently did 15-20 and occasionally 25 or a little more. That's a long day unless there was
some sailing involved. For me it's definitely not about racking up the miles; in most stretches paddling a lot of miles just means you missed more
great camping opportunities and places to explore.
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shari
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yesireee bob...life in the slow lane is rich!
I learned that sailing...I really like the world going by at 5 knots or less.
Horseback riding also was great for taking in the surroundings fully and of course walking...the universe has so much beauty to reveal if we would
only slow down and savour it.
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Sweetwater
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Wonderful set of photos and definitely an envious adventure. I own an expedition kayak from a decade ago and you've given me some inspiration for an
alternative if my disc problems don't resolve. Motorbikes may not be the only Baja adventure to take....
Thanks for the ideas......
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
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lizard lips
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EXCELLENT! It is so nice to have your wife with you.
Where will your next trip take you?
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bacquito
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| Quote: | Originally posted by AndyP
baquito- we had wind layover periods several times, twice for three-day stretches. We try to be conservative and get/stay off the water as it gets
bad, but it's not always easy to know where that line is between windy-but-manageable and dangerous.
Pacifico- we prefer to paddle easy 10-15 mile days, but frequently did 15-20 and occasionally 25 or a little more. That's a long day unless there was
some sailing involved. For me it's definitely not about racking up the miles; in most stretches paddling a lot of miles just means you missed more
great camping opportunities and places to explore. |
Thanks for the information-great report.
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Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by AndyP
baquito- we had wind layover periods several times, twice for three-day stretches. We try to be conservative and get/stay off the water as it gets
bad, but it's not always easy to know where that line is between windy-but-manageable and dangerous.
Pacifico- we prefer to paddle easy 10-15 mile days, but frequently did 15-20 and occasionally 25 or a little more. That's a long day unless there was
some sailing involved. For me it's definitely not about racking up the miles; in most stretches paddling a lot of miles just means you missed more
great camping opportunities and places to explore. |
Thanks for the information-great report. |
Yes! Thank you for the info!
I was curious what a typical day was. For a 10-15 mile day, is that about 3-5 hours of paddling? I would love to do a trip like yours!
"Plan your life as if you are going to live forever. Live your life as if you are going to die tomorrow." - Carlos Fiesta
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