Mike's Kayak Journal, all photos taken on 2011-04-22

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My bon voyage committee as I packed to launch in La Paz
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Approximate location: 24.21046N / 110.30471W.

I paddled north around the La Paz peninsula to meet everyone else a few days later
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Approximate location: 24.24316N / 110.32647W.

Near the city of La Paz the coastline was not very interesting
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Approximate location: 24.28281N / 110.34134W.

Guano covered overhang near La Paz
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Approximate location: 24.29624N / 110.34059W.

Isla Espiritu Santo behind the last corner of La Paz
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Approximate location: 24.29624N / 110.34059W.

Fish cages north of La Paz
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Approximate location: 24.31319N / 110.33977W.

Small sandy beaches north of La Paz
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Approximate location: 24.33409N / 110.32818W.

Turning the northwest corner of the La Paz peninsula
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Approximate location: 24.33409N / 110.32818W.

Yatchs in a cove on the northwest corner of the La Paz peninsula
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Approximate location: 24.33497N / 110.32715W.

I cut across the coves and didn't get close to shore in many places
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Approximate location: 24.33497N / 110.32715W.

White sand under the water below black cliffs made for electric blue water
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Approximate location: 24.34072N / 110.31569W.

Easter was a few days away, the locals were camped out on the beaches in droves
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Approximate location: 24.35399N / 110.2822W.

The light on the north tip of the La Paz peninsula
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Approximate location: 24.15615N / 110.31893W.

Pelicans on a cobble shoreline
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Approximate location: 24.34536N / 110.23982W.

I landed on a cobble beach for lunch
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Approximate location: 24.34534N / 110.23984W.

Rounding the northeast corner I see Isla Ceralvo
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Approximate location: 24.32193N / 110.22667W.

One lone truck made it this far
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Approximate location: 24.29652N / 110.19976W.

Oasis beach with palm trees and private houses
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Approximate location: 24.28727N / 110.18909W.

I found the shoreline on the east side of the La Paz peninsula to be more interesting
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Approximate location: 24.28099N / 110.18543W.

I could no resist stopping to explore this crack in the rocks
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Approximate location: 24.28099N / 110.18543W.

Almost a cave on the east shore of the La Paz peninsula
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Approximate location: 24.28099N / 110.18543W.

I found a sandy beach at the mouth of an arroyo to camp in for the night
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Approximate location: 24.28099N / 110.18543W.