Re: [Paddlewise] Baja

At 11:56 AM 1/23/03 -0500, Rcgibbert_at_aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 1/22/2003 12:55:25 PM Central Standard Time,
>Stephen.Davis_at_gems4.gov.bc.ca writes:
>
>
> > It's pouring here and I'm dreaming of Baja. I would like to take a 
> month off
> > of work and head down there next fall/winter. I have to book my vacation
> > days and was wondering when the best time would be to go - weather wise? It
> > looks like either November 2003 or January 2004 (unfortunately now is out
> > of
> > the question). Is one month better than the other? Does anybody have any
> > suggestions on self supported trips up to a week or two in duration? Any
> > advice appreciated.
> >
>Get the book Adventure Kayaking Baja by Andromeda Romano-Lax, Wilderness
>Press, Berkely, CA, 1993, 2001.
>
>I've only been there once and that was early March of last year. Beautiful
>weather. January was described by some friends that went there as brutally
>windy, 6 of 9 days. The book seems to suggest that as well.

I just received the latest issue of Canoe & Kayak in the mail yesterday. 
There's an 11 page article in it about paddling Baha.

>If you have 30 days, have you thought of a long one way trip like Mulege to
>La Paz?

My father has some property and a trailer near Mulege.  He's been trying to 
get me to come down and spend some vacation time there.  The more I've been 
reading about it the better it sounds.

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