Baja's Hidden Harbor - Puerto Escondido (and Loreto) - 3/13 - 3/16/11

After gorgeous overnight motorsail from La Paz to Puerto Escondido, we were thrilled to be welcomed with a pot luck dock party @ the Hidden Harbor Yacht Club.  Did they hear we were arriving?!!   Really, gatherings like this are frequent and such a great opportunity to meet new cruisers and find old friends.  This stop reunited us with Joyce & Odus Hayes Lavana J, Janice & Jay Hawkins, and Gretchen & Casey on HoyHoy.  Begone enjoyed a free mooring buoy in the well-protected “Waiting Room”.

We had a memorable evening with Jay & Janice at Joyce & Odus Hayes winter retreat home in Puerto Escondido.  Odus is a marine surveyor by day -- and winemaker by art.  And did we enjoy his delicious Napa Valley wine. 

 The next day, Jay gave us a ride into Loreto – just about 15 miles north of the harbor.



Joyce, Suzanne, Tom, Janice, & Jay @ the dock party





The search for Bruce:

Tom’s long time friend from Crockett had relocated to Loreta about 5 years ago.  We knew he was a couple blocks inland from “the lighthouse”.  Imagine our surprise, as we were walking up what we thought was the correct street, Tom heard a familiar voice – sure enough, there was Bruce Rodger on the phone at his home "Mi Cortez Zone"!  We enjoyed a great time with him and touring Loreto. 

Tom and Bruce in Loreto @ Mi Cortez Zone

The Loreto Fishing Harbor

While only 3 days in Puerto Escondido, we certainly had enough exposure to know we would return.  Here's a few more pictures from this anchorage...

 

Gretchen & Casey of "HoyHoy"

Jay & Janice just before heading back to CA after years of cruising the Sea

Puerto Escondido - Picture Perfect