Sadly, perfection is hard to come by, especially if your cruise is a good three to four weeks before the whales arrive. We discovered this fact from the locals on the second day. The kayaks were not usable. Unlike our other Cruise West trips, the food was not good.
What was near perfection was the beauty of the Sea of Cortez. We didn't see whales, but we did see many dolphins and sea birds. Here are a few of our favorite pictures.
Here is our Cruise West boat anchored out.
The Sea of Cortez is a very popular cruising ground
We went strolling along the beach and found this little crab
Next stop was cliffs with pictograms created by indingeous people before the Spanish invaded.
The landscape seemed a very arid, high desert.
But up in the mountains, especially in the canyons, was a surprising amount of water with waterfalls and lovely oasis.
We traveled up to a small town with a church built by the Spaniards. This area was until recently, accessible only by dirt roads.
On the way back, we stopped at a family farm with a simple, but effective method of irrigation. The family has been farming here for many generations. We were welcomed with a tour and snacks.
We spent Christmas in La Paz. To celebrate, Cruise West arranged a fiesta with food and entertainers.
If you follow Team Finnegan's blog, you know I like to include hyperlinks with additional information and resources. In keeping with this, I attempted to bring up the website of Cruise West, both to give you a link and also to check on itineray details. Whoopsie daisy! I was astonished to learn that Cruise West folded up shop in September, leaving passengers on a round the world cruise stranded in Newfoundland. Some of these passengers had paid for their voyage with a check, as Cruise West offerred a discount for this payment method. Several were out as much as $50,000 with no reimbursement alternative but to email the company. Lesson: always pay by credit card and pass by that possible discount.
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