Why Go to Baja Mexico in the First Place?

Well, Biagio wanted to go here. That’s the main reason. He was here about 10 years ago and it was one of his favorite places that he had cruised in. ‘Why?’, I asked? All he could tell me was there was good diving there. Fine, I like to dive. But the diving has actually been disappointing. The whale sharks were very, very cool. That’s true. But as far as the beautiful reefs and fishes that I have seen in Belize and Cancun, well that just doesn’t exist here. The fish population has severely decreased in the last ten years in large part due to over fishing. And reefs all over the world are decreasing because of the warmer climate. So now that I’ve been here for about five months, would I come back? Absolutely!

The best part of this area of the world is the awesome scenery that we are living in. For me, it’s like someone took the Grand Canyon, filled it up with water and left the mountain ranges visible. Some seem to be painted orange, some red, some the color of gray rocks, and others have bold white bands of striations in them. Each one seems unique. How beautiful they are!!! Every day the beautiful surroundings amazes us. It is awesome!!!

There are four mountain ranges that cover the peninsula with the highest peak being 10,154 feet high. The length of San Diego to the tip of the Baja is twice the length of Florida or 100 miles longer than Italy. Its widest area is 120 miles wide. 65% of the land is desert. It has dozens of bays, lagoons, coves and inlets. This is what attracts the boaters. That plus the air is dry and pleasant like that of San Diego.

With 120 species of cactus to marvel at, the cardón cactus towers above all the other cactus and can grow an incredible height of 60 feet, has a root system of up to 150 feet wide and lives over 400 years old. In the States we have a much smaller cousin of the cardón cactus which is the saguaro cactus.

Here are some of my favorite images that I’ve collected along the way from LaPaz and on up the East coast of the Baja Peninsula which would be the distance of about 60 miles.