Hello Everyone, Just returned from several months of kayaking in Baja. It was spectacular! While I was there I paddled the coast from Mulege to Loreto and then around Bahia De Los Angeles. The rest of the time I spent exploring and day tripping. Unfortunately I ran out of time and didn't make it down as far as La Paz, next time. I am planning to head back down there in October for a month with the hopes of exploring the waters south of Loreto down to La Paz. This was my first time paddling in water that was warm, it felt really nice to get splashed and not get cold. Bye for now, lots of work to catch up on. Kirby www.CoastalWatersRec.com every trip, a new adventure! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
IMHO, in late December it was less than 17 C (65 F) at the beaches in half-protected bays. It was 2-3 degrees warmer in tide pools or Mulege river (should be renamed into Mulege Swamp after the hurricane), and this is probably what I would consider a comfortable range for swim if it were doable there, and 2-3 degrees colder in the open sea when I touched the water by hand. Warm enough to not get cold when splashed, but swimming without a wetsuite and booties I can't imagine - at least for pleasure :-). Swimming and snorkeling will begin there (I think) somewhere from April through October. Alex. > This was my first time paddling in water that was warm, it felt really nice > to get splashed and not get cold. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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