We had planned to leave La Paz today, but the weather is crazy! A series of intense winter storms have been raking the Southern California coast, dumping rain, causing flash floods, and bringing high winds (up to 60 mph) and huge waves (up to 40 feet tall) to the coast. We haven't had that severity, but the effect is felt here in Baja California, with winds from the southwest and big swells. We decided to stay put for a couple more days. The extra time gave us an opportunity to kayak out to the Mogote, a sand peninsula in the La Paz bay, and explore the fingers of the sea that extend into the mangrove swamp. Marv and I took our kayaks, Chris and Rani (Ladybug II) shared their double kayak...an abundance of photographs were taken!
A new bird to add to our sightings: dozens of yellow-crowned night herons perched in the mangroves. Our bird book shows their range extending along the Gulf of Mexico, from the eastern part of mainland Mexico to Florida, and north along the US eastern seaboard. They aren't supposed to be in the Baja? They don't know that. And they were one of the highlights of our paddle.
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