Kayaking to La Paz

Loreto to La Paz was the final stage of a sit-on-top kayaking journey that began hundreds of miles north in Bahía Gonzaga in October 2015.



Having arrived safely in Bahía de los Angeles, Graham Mackintosh intended to go no further. His goal had been just to return to that most challenging and little-known section of Baja's Sea of Cortez coastline, and to re-live memories of backpacking it in 1983.



Nevertheless, having gained confidence in the kayak and the opportunities it afforded, and the soundness of the plan to run north-south with the prevailing wind, hugging the shore, he launched into another stage November 1, 2016, paddling from Bahía de los Angeles to Bahía Concepción. Again, he had no goal beyond enjoying the trip and the memories.



By the time he launched his kayak on the next section: Bahía Concepción to Loreto in 2017, he had no doubt he'd be heading for La Paz the following year.



He started the final section later than planned after attending a niece's wedding in England. It was November 24 before he pushed off from the beach in Loreto.



As well as describing a beautiful kayak adventure, and the incredible hospitality of the people of Baja California, the author includes dramatic photos and stories from the time he walked from Loreto to La Paz in 1984. With 300 pages, and 300 photographs, both adventures are well illustrated. There are dozens of images of Americans and Mexicans he crossed paths with back then. Many have never been published before.