Bahia Algodones

Just a few kilometers northwest of the small town of San Carlos, Sonora, is the beautiful bay of Algodones (Cotton Bay). It's one of our favorite anchorages, wide, picturesque, and accessible. You can anchor on the north end if there is a northerly blowing, or on the south end to avoid winds from the south. Usually the swells bypass the entrance to the bay, but if they are directly from the northwest, it can be a bit rolly at anchor.

The peak, Tetakawi, rises high above the bay to the south.






On the little islet above our anchorage, Marv, geocacher extraordinaire, signs into the logbook (www.geocaching.com)



At the far north end of the bay, a small lagoon is surrounded by condominiums, evidence of the large North American community here and in San Carlos.